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linguistic

lin·guis·tic
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ling-gwis-tik]
    • /lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪk/
    • /lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ling-gwis-tik]
    • /lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪk/

Definitions of linguistic word

  • adjective linguistic of or relating to linguistics. 2
  • noun linguistic Of or relating to language or linguistics. 1
  • adjective linguistic verbal, of language 1
  • adjective linguistic relating to the science of language 1
  • noun linguistic science of language 1
  • adjective linguistic of or belonging to language: linguistic change. 0

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Origin of linguistic

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; linguist + -ic

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Linguistic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

linguistic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

linguistic usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for linguistic

adj linguistic

  • grammatical — of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis.
  • dialectal — of a dialect.
  • phonetic — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • lingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
  • lexical — of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.

adjective linguistic

  • language — a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
  • verbal — of or relating to words: verbal ability.
  • etymological — (not comparable) Of or relating to etymology.
  • semantic — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
  • lexemic — Of or relating to a lexeme.

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