adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unlinguistic
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adj
Of or relating to language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unlinguistic
adj
Of or relating to linguistics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unlinguistic
adj
Relating to a computer language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unlinguistic
adjective
consisting of or related to language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: lingual
Antonyms: nonlinguistic
adjective
of or relating to the scientific study of language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from German linguistisch, equivalent to linguist + -ic. Compare linguistics. Ultimately from Latin lingua (“tongue, language”). Attested in English since 1825.
Across languages
146 source translations are retained for this English entry.