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Linguistic Common

Linguistic has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

consisting of or related to language

"linguistic behavior"

"a linguistic atlas"

"lingual diversity"

2

of or relating to the scientific study of language

"linguistic theory"

3

Of or relating to language.

"The linguistic analysis revealed subtle differences in how the two dialects express tense."

In plain English: Linguistic means something that has to do with language, how people speak and write words together.

"The linguistic differences between the two dialects make them difficult to understand for each other."

Example Sentences
"The linguistic differences between the two dialects make them difficult to understand for each other." adj
"The linguistic differences between the two dialects are quite noticeable." adj
"She studied linguistic patterns to understand how children learn grammar." adj
"A linguistic approach helped us solve the communication problem in the office." adj
Related Terms
Antonyms
nonlinguistic

Origin

The word "linguistic" comes from the German term linguistisch, which is derived from the Latin word lingua meaning "tongue" or "language." It has been used in English since 1825 to describe things related to language.

Rhyming Words
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