linguistic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to language
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of or relating to linguistics
Other Word Forms
- linguistically adverb
- nonlinguistic adjective
- pseudolinguistic adjective
- pseudolinguistically adverb
Etymology
Origin of linguistic
Example Sentences
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A new study finds that about one-third of long-standing "linguistic universals" are backed by strong statistical evidence when tested using modern evolutionary methods.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
But the naming rule laid a linguistic minefield that has been a source of friction with food regulators around Europe ever since.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Sauer therefore engaged in his first bit of linguistic legerdemain, telling the court, “ ‘Allegiance’ is what jurisdiction means.”
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
His linguistic gifts and poetic sensibility for the English language, then in its infancy, gave his translation a vibrancy, immediacy, charm and clarity that have never been matched.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Along with the North African origins of Semites and the origins of Madagascar’s Asians, that’s another conclusion that we couldn’t have reached without linguistic evidence.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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