linguistic universal

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noun

language universal.

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RELATED WORDS

jargon, creole, pidgin

Nearby words

linguistic borrowing, linguistic form, linguistic geography, linguistic philosophy, linguistic stock, linguistic universal, linguistical, linguistician, linguistics, linguiça, lingula

Origin of linguistic universal

First recorded in 1970–75

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