linguistic form

noun

1. any meaningful unit of speech, as a sentence, phrase, word, morpheme, or suffix.

Word History and Origins

Origin of linguistic form¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Starr’s latest EP, "Rewind Forward," finds the famed musician in fine linguistic form yet again.

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Their goal is to make it impossible for vague senses of dread and dissatisfaction to find linguistic form and evolve into politically actionable concepts.

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A poem intentionally creates meaning through strictures of linguistic form: rhyme, meter, rhythm, verse, sound, and more.

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“But clearly the membership feels that it’s a time to recognize that hashtags are an innovative linguistic form that deserve our attention.”

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Unless one succeeds in putting them in linguistic form they are soon completely lost; verbal expression makes them part and parcel of our mental possessions.

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