linguistic
adjective
lin·guis·tic
liŋ-ˈgwi-stik 
variants
or less commonly linguistical
: of or relating to language or linguistics
linguistic scholars
linguistic changes
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Examples of linguistic in a Sentence
the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills
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These states often exercised loose forms of control over their inhabitants and rarely mapped onto any particular nation—indeed, most empires ruled over diverse populations that could not be described by a single ethnic or linguistic identity.
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Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The second would be to repeal Ukrainian laws curtailing the linguistic and cultural rights of the Russian minority in Ukraine—laws that might violate E.U. rules on minority rights.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The second would be to repeal Ukrainian laws curtailing the linguistic and cultural rights of the Russian minority in Ukraine—laws that might violate E.U. rules on minority rights.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linguistic. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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