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Lingual

Lingual Meaning & Definition
Lingual Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lingual?

[adj] pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue; "lingual inflammation"; "the lingual surface of the teeth"
[adj] consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lingual: linguistic

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Lingual In Webster's Dictionary

\Lin"gual\ (l[i^][ng]"gwal), a. [L. lingua tongue: cf. F. lingual. See {Tongue}, and cf. {Language}.] Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter. {Lingual ribbon}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Odontophore}.
\Lin"gual\, n. A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them. Note: In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as [.t], [.t]h, [dsdot], [dsdot]h, [.n], are called linguals, cerebrals, or cacuminals. They are uttered with the tip of the tongue turned up and drawn back into the dome of the palate.

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