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linguistic
- /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪstɪk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German linguistisch, equivalent to linguist + -ic. Compare linguistics. Ultimately from Latin lingua (“tongue, language”). Attested in English since 1825.
adjective
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Of or relating to language.
Along with the Hebrew language, the grammatical knowledge of which was greatly advanced by him, he now devoted himself to the study of a variety of languages[…] In the year 1800 he was invited to go to Halle as an ordinary professor of theology and Oriental literature. Without giving up his linguist
Opposite: unlinguistic
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Of or relating to linguistics.
We have argued that the ability to make judgments about well-formedness and structure holds at all four major linguistic levels — Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics.
Opposite: unlinguistic
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Relating to a computer language.
The message is that we need language features that deal with schematic and linguistic discrepancies.
Opposite: unlinguistic
Similar: linguistical · Opposite: counterlinguistic, nonlinguistic, unlinguistic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lingual, speech, langue, language, philology, verbal, bilingual, translation, multilingual, instruction, anglophone, neuro, francophone, tongue, languages, langues
adjective
Similar: linguistical · Opposite: counterlinguistic, nonlinguistic, unlinguistic
Translations
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adj of or relating to language
| Español | lingüístico, lingual |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 언어의 eoneoui |
| 日本語 | 言語の gengo no |
| 中文 | 語言的 /语言的 yǔyán de |
| हिन्दी | भाषाई bhāṣāī |
| Português | linguístico |
| Français | linguistique, lingual |
| Deutsch | sprachlich, linguistisch |
| Italiano | linguistico |
| Ελληνικά | γλωσσικός glossikós |
| Română | lingvistic |
| Русский | языково́й jazykovój, лингвисти́ческий lingvistíčeskij, язы́чный jazýčnyj, лингва́льный lingválʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | ngôn ngữ |
| العربية | لُغَوِيّ luḡawiyy, لِسَانِيّ lisāniyy |
| עברית | לְשׁוֹנִי l'shoní |
adj of or relating to linguistics
| Español | lingüístico |
|---|---|
| Português | linguístico |
| Français | linguistique |
| Deutsch | sprachwissenschaftlich, linguistisch |
| Italiano | linguistico |
| Ελληνικά | γλωσσολογικός glossologikós |
| Română | lingvistic, de lingvistică |
| Русский | лингвисти́ческий lingvistíčeskij, языкове́дческий jazykovédčeskij |
| עברית | בַּלְשָׁנִי |
adj of or relating to computer languages
| Română | computero-lingvistic |
|---|
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title = {linguistic},
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