linguistic
adjective
lin·guis·tic
liŋ-ˈgwi-stik 
variants
or less commonly linguistical
: of or relating to language or linguistics
linguistic scholars
linguistic changes
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the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills
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Luckily, there were a few people involved who were linguistic nerds.
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Reece Rogers, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
The technology seamlessly integrates multilingual functionality, instantly adapting to students’ preferred languages for input and output, thereby breaking down linguistic barriers often impeding learning.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The findings support the need for scientists to incorporate more diversity when crafting linguistic models, says Jixing Li, a linguist at City University Hong Kong, who was not involved in the new study.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
Football content creator Will Powell — better known by his social media pseudonym, Bryan’s Gunn — has always been fascinated by the linguistic quirks and tropes of football.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Reece Rogers, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
The technology seamlessly integrates multilingual functionality, instantly adapting to students’ preferred languages for input and output, thereby breaking down linguistic barriers often impeding learning.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The findings support the need for scientists to incorporate more diversity when crafting linguistic models, says Jixing Li, a linguist at City University Hong Kong, who was not involved in the new study.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
Football content creator Will Powell — better known by his social media pseudonym, Bryan’s Gunn — has always been fascinated by the linguistic quirks and tropes of football.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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 3 May. 2025.
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