variants
also linguistical
as in lexical
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
According to studies, there are over 10,000 identifiable ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and religious groups in the world (and according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, indigenous peoples alone account for approximately 5,000 distinct cultures).
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, our capacity to communicate across cultural, linguistic, and ideological divides will only grow in importance.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
This history has a clear lesson: without addressing the Kurds’ cultural, linguistic, and political demands, achieving peace and stability in the Middle East is impossible.
—Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
New research analyzing ancient DNA may have finally solved a long-standing linguistic mystery: Where did the Indo-European language family originate?
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, our capacity to communicate across cultural, linguistic, and ideological divides will only grow in importance.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
This history has a clear lesson: without addressing the Kurds’ cultural, linguistic, and political demands, achieving peace and stability in the Middle East is impossible.
—Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
New research analyzing ancient DNA may have finally solved a long-standing linguistic mystery: Where did the Indo-European language family originate?
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
Adjective
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The lexical gap, where untranslatable words are found in one language but not others, can be easily filled by simply borrowing these words, OED executive editor Danica Salazar wrote in the update.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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Russian speakers in the experiment proved faster than English speakers at distinguishing shades that corresponded to that lexical distinction.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In the hearing, Judge Boasberg grilled the Justice Department lawyer on what happened last weekend when those planes took off and landed in El Salvador despite the judge's verbal order in court from the bench that they be turned around immediately.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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This verbal confrontation didn't happen, but the discomfort of her children finding about their granddad was real.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ornithologist Richard Prum also takes a communicative view of art, but one where art is meant to be evaluated for its beauty.—
Shawn Simpson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Their steering is communicative, responsive and precise.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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