linguistic

adjective

liŋ-ˈgwi-stik How to pronounce linguistic (audio)
variants also linguistical
Definition of linguisticnext
as in verbal
of or relating to words or language the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills

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Recent Examples of linguistic International travel involves people from diverse linguistic backgrounds, many of whom may not be fully comfortable navigating immigration requirements in English. — William Jones, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 Basically, captioning provides access to words, while interpreting provides access to the message’s linguistic, cultural, emotional, and contextual meaning. — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Linguistic exogamy means marrying outside your linguistic group. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Aug. 2026 English and Swahili are widely used in worship, alongside numerous indigenous languages, reflecting the linguistic and cultural diversity of the church’s membership. — Stephanie Triplettall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for linguistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
  1. verbal
  2. communicative
  3. lexical
  4. rhetorical
Adjective
  • Chelsea have also reached a verbal agreement with Como to loan goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to the Serie A club for a season.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Its guidance treats verbal identity as something that should be as recognizable as visual identity, while allowing tone to shift with the situation, from welcoming onboarding to clear and direct error messages.
    — Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of verbal
Adjective
  • Now, from membership in the Nazi Party to the facts behind family lineage or legends, communicative memory no longer has the final word.
    — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Steering is accurate without being particularly communicative, but that's perfectly appropriate for this car.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 July 2026
Definition of communicative
Adjective
  • Further complicating the mustelids’ lexical family tree, the Haida ermine, found on islands off the Pacific Northwest coast, was also once considered a subspecies of the common stoat, but is now recognized as its own species.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of lexical
Adjective
  • Tehran's Answer Is A Courtroom Iran's response so far has been legal and rhetorical, which is itself information.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Evaluate how different rhetorical moves support speakers’ arguments and how they are received by the audience.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of rhetorical

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