lingual

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs
  2. adjective consisting of or related to language
  3. adjective pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue

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.

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