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Lingual

//ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue. not-comparable, relational
  2. 2
    Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.; Articulated with the tongue. not-comparable, relational
  3. 3
    Related to language or linguistics. not-comparable, relational
Adjective
  1. 1
    pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue wordnet
  2. 2
    consisting of or related to language wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A sound articulated with the tongue.
  2. 2
    a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from lingua (“the tongue; a language, speech”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to lingua + -al. Doublet of lingualis.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from lingua (“the tongue; a language, speech”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to lingua + -al. Doublet of lingualis.

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