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lingual

adjective

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L14917 on Wikidata ↗

noun

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L323297 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ / /ˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/

adj

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

  1. Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
  2. Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
  3. Related to language or linguistics.

noun

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

  1. A sound articulated with the tongue.