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extralinguistic

American  
[ek-struh-ling-gwis-tik] / ˌɛk strə lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪk /

adjective

  1. not included within the realm of language or linguistics.

Other Word Forms

  • extralinguistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of extralinguistic

First recorded in 1925–30; extra- + linguistic

Example Sentences

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So, even though we may be surprised by the “Mickey Mouse” quality of what we actually sound like, it is the extralinguistic content of what our voices may reveal that could be more disconcerting.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2018

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