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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I like to think I'm being friendly and approachable, but according to experts, these linguistic habits may be quietly undermining how seriously I'm taken at work.
From BBC
After discovering U.S. master’s programs in linguistics and translation cost more than $50,000, she found a similar program at the University of Birmingham in England for $22,000.
Other measures in the act include supporting the creation of areas of linguistic significance in Gaelic communities so ministers can better target policies to support the language's growth.
From BBC
When it comes to the world of comic invention and linguistic pyrotechnics, few dramatists of the 20th century could match the scope and sustained success of British writer Tom Stoppard, who has died aged 88.
From Barron's
But as Mr. Gottlieb accurately says, today most philosophers do not accept that philosophical problems are merely linguistic confusions and pay no more than lip service to his ideas.
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