linguistic
adjective
lin·guis·tic
liŋ-ˈgwi-stik 
variants
or less commonly linguistical
: of or relating to language or linguistics
linguistic scholars
linguistic changes
Examples of linguistic in a Sentence
the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills
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Terao Tetsuya’s linguistic landscape expands at times beyond Mandarin to draw on Japanese and Taiwanese Hokkien.
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Behind these numbers are fewer opportunities for heritage speakers to study their family’s language, fewer pipelines training K–12 teachers, and fewer chances for students at public universities to gain access to the linguistic skills global employers demand.
—Annie K. Lamar, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
Professor Hao Li, a leading expert in video synthesis, told CNBC that most AI systems today are still trained on linguistic data like books and internet text.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
By adding sixth grade, Cruz said the school was able to hire a part-time music teacher, who also can speak Spanish and integrate cultural and linguistic activities into music instruction.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Behind these numbers are fewer opportunities for heritage speakers to study their family’s language, fewer pipelines training K–12 teachers, and fewer chances for students at public universities to gain access to the linguistic skills global employers demand.
—Annie K. Lamar, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
Professor Hao Li, a leading expert in video synthesis, told CNBC that most AI systems today are still trained on linguistic data like books and internet text.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
By adding sixth grade, Cruz said the school was able to hire a part-time music teacher, who also can speak Spanish and integrate cultural and linguistic activities into music instruction.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linguistic. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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