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linguistic

adjective

Simple meaning

Made up of or related to language.

Pronunciation

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lihnggwistik

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lɪŋɡˈwɪstɪk

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Consisting of or related to language

  2. computing

    Relating to a computer language.

  3. Of or relating to the scientific study of language

  4. Of or relating to linguistics.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Consisting of or related to language

Used this way, linguistic is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “Linguistic behavior.”adjective

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linguistic theorylinguistic structurelinguistic inquirylinguistic societylinguistic knowledgelinguistic evidencelinguistic systemlinguistic diversity

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • linguisticsnounPlural form

    The scientific study of language.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • linguisticallyadverbDerived adverb

    With respect to the science of linguistics.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • linguistic contextnounCompound term

    Discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation.

  • linguistic geographynounCompound term

    The study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features.

  • linguistic performancenounCompound term

    A speaker's actual use of language in real situations.

  • linguistic processnounCompound term

    A process involved in human language.

  • linguistic profilingnounCompound term

    Using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker's race or religion or social class.

  • linguistic relationnounCompound term

    A relation between linguistic forms or constituents.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • linguistnounRelated term

    A specialist in linguistics.

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More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: consisting of or related to language

lingual

Antonyms

Sense: consisting of or related to language

nonlinguistic

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