Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to language.
  2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to linguistics.
  3. (not-comparable) Relating to a computer language.

Opposite of
unlinguistic
Frequency

37k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
Etymology

Borrowed from German linguistisch, equivalent to linguist + -ic. Compare linguistics. Ultimately from Latin lingua (“tongue, language”). Attested in English since 1825.

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