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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Kang noted that Demon Hunters’ visual style was consciously shaped by her lifelong love of anime and manhwa — Korean comics and graphic novels — and executed with careful attention to Korean linguistic and cultural nuances, even though the film’s lingua franca is American English.
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Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
Human English contains persistent, if subtle, linguistic patterns of variation and readability.
—Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Interest in the field has skyrocketed as coders have used linguistic principles to build and improve large language models, which power much of today’s generative artificial intelligence.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
In Turkey, Kurdish people make up the largest ethnic and linguistic minority, amounting to roughly 20% of the population.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
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Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
Human English contains persistent, if subtle, linguistic patterns of variation and readability.
—Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Interest in the field has skyrocketed as coders have used linguistic principles to build and improve large language models, which power much of today’s generative artificial intelligence.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
In Turkey, Kurdish people make up the largest ethnic and linguistic minority, amounting to roughly 20% of the population.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linguistic. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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