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lingual

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
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/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ · /ˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/

Definition of lingual

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable, relational)Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable, relational)Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
  2. (not-comparable, relational)Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
  3. (not-comparable, relational)Related to language or linguistics.

noun

  1. A sound articulated with the tongue.

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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.

Anagrams of lingual

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22 words

3-letter words

19 words

2-letter words

11 words

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