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lingual

Syllabification: (lin·gual)
Pronunciation: /ˈliNGgwəl/
Definition of lingual

adjective

technical
  • 1 Anatomy relating to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
  • Phonetics (of a sound) formed by the tongue.
  • 2of or relating to speech or language:his demonstrations of lingual dexterity

noun

Phonetics
  • a lingual sound.

Derivatives

lingually

adverb

Origin:

mid 17th century: from medieval Latin lingualis, from Latin lingua 'tongue, language'

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