linguistic

[ling-gwis-tik]

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adjective

of or belonging to language: linguistic change.
of or relating to linguistics.

Origin of linguistic

First recorded in 1830–40; linguist + -ic

Related formslin·guis·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·lin·guis·tic, adjectivepseu·do·lin·guis·tic, adjectivepseu·do·lin·guis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for linguistic

Contemporary Examples

It is a linguistic wish for the same kind of campaign that catapulted Barack Obama forward from the caucuses.
The Coronation That Wants to Be a Movement: Scenes From Hillary’s Iowa Steak Fry
Ana Marie Cox
September 15, 2014
And this linguistic difference means concrete battles over autism.
“Autism Speaks”- but Should Everyone Listen?
Emily Shire
June 13, 2014
Here in Odessa, the conflict has nothing to do with a linguistic divide.
Soviet-Style Sexual Politics Returns
Will Cathcart
May 19, 2014
Nugent's recent slur against Obama is just one among many of the raging, aging rock star's linguistic stylings.
Nugent: President Obama Is 'Subhuman Mongrel'
Ben Jacobs
February 19, 2014
He also pointed out that such unfortunate language “belongs to the linguistic repertoire of all political sides.”
Why Do Italian Jews Tolerate Berlusconi's Trivialization of the Holocaust?
Anna Momigliano
November 6, 2013

Historical Examples

But on linguistic p. 6grounds, this extreme antiquity cannot be maintained.
Grimhild's Vengeance
Anonymous
"Saving my linguistic face," he thought suddenly, and laughed again.
Erik Dorn
Ben Hecht
At no period of Belgian history did any division follow the linguistic frontier.
Belgium
Emile Cammaerts
It has linguistic interest, the interest of origins, but no more.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory
George Saintsbury
Linguistic revivals have, in fact, been well-nigh universal.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology
Robert E. Park

British Dictionary definitions for linguistic

linguistic

adjective

of or relating to language
of or relating to linguistics

Derived Formslinguistically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for linguistic

adj.

1856, from French linguistique (1833); see linguist + -ic. The use of linguistic to mean "of or pertaining to language or languages" is "hardly justifiable etymologically," according to OED, but "has arisen because lingual suggests irrelevant associations." Related: linguistically.

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Examples from the Web for linguistic

Contemporary Examples

It is a linguistic wish for the same kind of campaign that catapulted Barack Obama forward from the caucuses.

And this linguistic difference means concrete battles over autism.

Here in Odessa, the conflict has nothing to do with a linguistic divide.

Nugent's recent slur against Obama is just one among many of the raging, aging rock star's linguistic stylings.

He also pointed out that such unfortunate language “belongs to the linguistic repertoire of all political sides.”

Historical Examples

But on linguistic p. 6grounds, this extreme antiquity cannot be maintained.

"Saving my linguistic face," he thought suddenly, and laughed again.

At no period of Belgian history did any division follow the linguistic frontier.

It has linguistic interest, the interest of origins, but no more.

Linguistic revivals have, in fact, been well-nigh universal.

linguistic

Word Origin and History for linguistic

adj.

Origin of linguistic