linguistic

[ ling-gwis-tik ]

/ lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪk /

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adjective

of or belonging to language: linguistic change.

of or relating to linguistics.

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Origin of linguistic

First recorded in 1830–40; linguist + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM linguistic

lin·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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How to use linguistic in a sentence

The ability to sustain creative work from these micro-size audiences is likely to spark a world of linguistic innovations.
The web must change its business model if it wants to become truly global and multilingual|matthewheimer|December 21, 2020|Fortune
In the rest of the world, where the open web does matter, online content simply does not reflect the linguistic diversity of nations and people.
The web must change its business model if it wants to become truly global and multilingual|matthewheimer|December 21, 2020|Fortune
Such linguistic shifts can make an enormous difference, said Graves, the behavioral science expert at Ogilvy.
Now that there’s a coronavirus vaccine, how do you persuade people to take it?|Frances Stead Sellers|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
It will also fail to capture the language and the norms of countries and peoples that have less access to the internet and thus a smaller linguistic footprint online.
We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google. Here’s what it says.|Karen Hao|December 5, 2020|MIT Technology Review

They grouped languages according to linguistic, geographic, and cultural similarities, with the assumption that people who live in the same region would communicate more often.
Facebook’s new polyglot AI can translate between 100 languages|Karen Hao|October 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Ukraine and Russia have always been linguistically close but not on the best of terms.
Ukraine’s Fighting Words|Igor Kossov|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Literature needs to be translated, not just linguistically, but chronologically.
Chekhov Meets Paris Hilton|Ben Greenman|October 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Among the linguistically distinct peoples found in the latter area are the Tupi, Arawaks, and Caribs.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Linguistically and geographically the Bishrn form a connecting link between the Hamitic populations and the Egyptians.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
The Burmese are linguistically allied to the Tibetans, and probably entered Burma from the north-west.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various
The result, while linguistically more uniform and pleasing, often lacks the spontaneity of medieval literature.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2|Various
The same has, in the main, been true of all the tribes of mankind linguistically united.
Ancient Society|Lewis Henry Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for linguistic

linguistic

/ (lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to language

of or relating to linguistics

Derived forms of linguistic

linguistically, adverb

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