variants also linguistical
Definition of linguisticnext
as in verbal
of or relating to words or language the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills

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Recent Examples of linguistic Languages also encode values—gender hierarchies baked into pronouns, honorifics that perpetuate caste distinctions—that liberal-minded activists may not be eager to preserve as valuable pieces of linguistic heritage. Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 For Dr Txuss Martin, an affiliated lecturer in linguistics at the University of Cambridge, this construction is crucial in deconstructing the linguistic concept of suffering. Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026 The production treats the presence of native speakers in these roles as a contribution to the broader effort of linguistic preservation. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2026 But our linguistic and cultural exports are definitely a valuable add-on. John Werner, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for linguistic
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  • The statement did not address questions about Northwood Ravin’s verbal agreement with Cherry, whether parking is a recurring issue with other projects across the city or how the developer can prevent similar problems in the future.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • Those in the strawberry group improved on verbal learning tests and reported better mood and fewer depressive symptoms.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
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  • But the highest-value layer will be people who combine financial fluency with the kind of strategic, communicative intelligence that helps the whole organization make better decisions.
    Jack O'Hara, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The great speculators became talkative and communicative or dull, sullen, silent, and peevish.
    Owen Lamont, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • Further complicating the mustelids’ lexical family tree, the Haida ermine, found on islands off the Pacific Northwest coast, was also once considered a subspecies of the common stoat, but is now recognized as its own species.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
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  • A lot of this work is almost unreadable now, the pained efforts of young eggheads twisting themselves into rhetorical knots over the moral conundrums posed by real-world applications of Marxist principles.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
  • Trump’s presentation was a rhetorical win but a fact-checker’s minefield.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2026

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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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