/ English Dictionary |
LINGUISTIC
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Consisting of or related to language
Example:
lingual diversity
Synonyms:
lingual; linguistic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Antonym:
nonlinguistic (not consisting of or related to language)
Pertainym:
language (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)
Derivation:
linguist (a person who speaks more than one language)
linguistics (the humanistic study of language and literature)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the scientific study of language
Example:
linguistic theory
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
Derivation:
linguist (a specialist in linguistics)
linguistics (the scientific study of language)