linguistic
adjective
lin·guis·tic
liŋ-ˈgwi-stik 
variants
or less commonly linguistical
: of or relating to language or linguistics
linguistic scholars
linguistic changes
Synonyms of linguistic
Examples of linguistic in a Sentence
the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills
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The Dolomites’ geographic isolation allowed residents to maintain a distinct cultural and linguistic identity; unlike Italian, for example, Ladin has eight words for snow.
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Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Epistemia is a name for a flaw in how people interpret these models, in which linguistic plausibility is taken as a surrogate for truth.
—Walter Quattrociocchi, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
There’s some truth to that pattern, said Jonathan Rosa, a linguistic anthropologist and associate professor at Stanford University.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
Large language models now exhibit extraordinary linguistic competence while remaining wholly incapable of accountability.
—Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Epistemia is a name for a flaw in how people interpret these models, in which linguistic plausibility is taken as a surrogate for truth.
—Walter Quattrociocchi, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
There’s some truth to that pattern, said Jonathan Rosa, a linguistic anthropologist and associate professor at Stanford University.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
Large language models now exhibit extraordinary linguistic competence while remaining wholly incapable of accountability.
—Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for linguistic
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linguistic. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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