variants
also linguistical
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
Cultural, linguistic, and value-based assimilation challenges arise, potentially altering national identities and eroding civilizational confidence.
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Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Nor is it defined by language alone, as people can lose linguistic ability yet retain the capacity to reason and decide.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Geertz was a master of this humanistic art, which required patient fluency and subtle attention to the linguistic and meaning-making features of politics.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
These linguistic evolutions have wide-reaching implications.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Nor is it defined by language alone, as people can lose linguistic ability yet retain the capacity to reason and decide.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Geertz was a master of this humanistic art, which required patient fluency and subtle attention to the linguistic and meaning-making features of politics.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
These linguistic evolutions have wide-reaching implications.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
Adjective
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Kiarra Jones was caught on video in April 2024 hitting a non-verbal student while on the bus.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The administration’s attacks on medicine, culture, and education—which include verbal threats and funding cuts—are about more than just budgeting and bravado.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Police said the woman was non-communicative.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
19 Jan. 2026
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From Ron being just the guiding light of all of it, and so understanding, communicative and gentle with me — just such a great leader in every way, shape or form.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Nov. 2025
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Sometimes a word has to serve time in lexical purgatory before it can be admitted to the Big Book.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Luvell Anderson, head of the philosophy department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, has written extensively on the lexical category of slurs.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Dec. 2025
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The Four Freedoms Roosevelt named were not rhetorical ornaments offered as inspiration so much as a diagnosis.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Most Venezuelans who are smart recognize that this is a rhetorical device.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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