linguistic form

noun

: a meaningful unit of speech (such as a morpheme, word, or sentence)

called also speech form

Examples of linguistic form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And comparing more recent historic forms of English and Sranan to get at centuries-old linguistic forms isn’t ironclad, Creanza pointed out. —Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for linguistic form

• cuneiform
• iodoform
• nonuniform
• brainstorm
• conform
• deform
• firestorm
• hailstorm
• inform
• landform
• lukewarm
• perform

Kids Definition

linguistic form

noun

: a meaningful unit of speech (as a part of a word, a word, or a sentence)