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adjective lin·gual \ ˈliŋ-gwəl also ˈliŋ-gyə-wəl \

Definition of lingual

1 a :of, relating to, or resembling the tongue

b :lying near or next to the tongue; especially :relating to or being the surface of tooth next to the tongue

c :produced by the tongue

2 :linguistic

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lingually

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Natalie Levine, 33, worked as a sales representative for Insys Therapeutics, which made and sold the sub-lingual fentanyl spray, Subsys, the U.S. Attorney's office.

— nicholas rondinone, courant.com, "Sales Representative Pleads Guilty In Fentanyl Kickback Scheme," 11 July 2017
Motorsport Network then launched Motor1.com, a multi-lingual car-shopping and auto review site that also includes classic and electric cars.

— nancy dahlberg, miamiherald, "Auto racing fans can cheer on. No more zooming around the web required," 28 June 2017
This character, who embraces life and is open to what love may bring, is played by the bi-lingual Matilda Lutz, who was born to an Italian mother and an American father.

— sunhee grinnell, Vanities, "Giorgio Armani Casts James Jagger and Matilda Lutz to Tell His Tale of Love," 1 June 2017
And behind the wheel is Garcetti, 46 years old and two months into his second term, the multi-lingual true believer in the Olympic movement, driving Los Angeles’ $60 million bid toward the IOC’s Sept. 13 vote with Paris in Lima, Peru.

— scott reid, Orange County Register, "Eric Garcetti and L.A.’s 2024 Olympics bid: Tested this week by IOC," 7 May 2017
UCONN signed up mentors from the African American Cultural Center and the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, encouraging bi-lingual students to apply for positions.

— denise coffey, Courant Community, "KUBE Mentoring Program On Chopping Block," 2 May 2017
As the book relates, Gillebaard worked as a crop-dusting pilot in Texas, survived a crash there and applied for a job as a multi-lingual pilot instructor for the Air Force, to train Europeans to become NATO pilots.

— fred swegles, Orange County Register, "How an American-born Dutch youth survived Nazi horrors, became a U.S. aviator," 12 Apr. 2017
Capsule: An evergreen tale gets spruced up in this bi-lingual love story.

— dominic p. papatola, Twin Cities, "Theater review: ‘Corazón Eterno’ is simply a story well told," 4 Feb. 2017
An evergreen tale gets spruced up in this bi-lingual love story.

— dominic p. papatola, Twin Cities, "Theater review: ‘Corazón Eterno’ is simply a story well told," 4 Feb. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of lingual

Latin lingua

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First Known Use: 1650

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adjective lin·gual \ ˈliŋ-g(yə-)wəl \

medical Definition of lingual

1 :of, relating to, or resembling the tongue

2 :lying near or next to the tongue

a lingual blood vessel

; especially :relating to or being the surface of a tooth next to the tongue

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