lingual
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
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pertaining to languages.
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Phonetics. articulated with the aid of the tongue, especially the tip of the tongue, as d, n, s, or r.
noun
adjective
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anatomy of or relating to the tongue or a part or structure resembling a tongue
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rare of or relating to language or languages
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( in combination )
polylingual
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articulated with the tongue
noun
Other Word Forms
- lingually adverb
- prelingual adjective
- prelingually adverb
Etymology
Origin of lingual
1350–1400; Middle English: tongue-shaped surgical instrument < Medieval Latin linguālis. See lingua, -al 1
Example Sentences
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Fiona and Ben were told by a midwife that they would be better off getting tongue-tie surgery, also known as a lingual frenotomy, privately, as there would be a long wait on the NHS.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024
He also suggested Patient A underwent a lingual tongue-tie release, which he said would allow her to rest with her tongue on the roof of her mouth and strengthen the jaw.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2022
It seemed likely that the author was aware of the potential of those words to challenge “She sells sea shells by the sea shore” in the lingual dexterity sweepstakes.
From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2022
One change that was to last until the present was lingual.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
Agricola uses, throughout, the Roman and the Romanized Greek scales, but in many cases he uses these terms merely as lingual equivalents for the German quantities of his day.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
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