extralinguistic

[ek-struh-ling-gwis-tik]

adjective

not included within the realm of language or linguistics.

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Origin of extralinguistic

First recorded in 1925–30; extra- + linguistic

Related formsex·tra·lin·guis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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