Standard Lemma guide

glossal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɒs.əl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɒs.l̩/
  • General-American: /ˈɡlɑs.əl/
  • General-American: /ˈɡlɔs.əl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒsəl

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the tongue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lingual

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal From Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “a tongue”) + English -al.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kieli- — Translations
  • Finnish: glossaalinen — Translations
  • Greek: γλωσσικός (glossikós) — Translations