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Webster 1913 Edition


Lingual

Lin′gual

(lĭṉ′gwal)
,
Adj.
[L.
lingua
tongue: cf. F.
lingual
. See
Tongue
, and cf.
Language
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal;
as, the
lingual
nerves; a
lingual
letter.
Lingual ribbon
.
(Zool.)

Lin′gual

,
Noun.
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.
☞ In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as , ṭh, , ḍh, , 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lingual

LIN'GUAL

,
Adj.
[L. lingua, the tongue.] Pertaining to the tongue; as the lingual nerves, the ninth pair, which go to the tongue; the lingual muscle, or muscle of the tongue.

Definition 2024


lingual

lingual

See also: -lingual

English

Adjective

lingual (comparative more lingual, superlative most lingual)

  1. Related to the tongue.
  2. Related to language or linguistics.
  3. (phonetics) articulated with the tongue
  4. (dentistry) Of a tooth, on the side facing the tongue.

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Noun

lingual (plural linguals)

  1. (phonetics) a sound articulated with the tongue

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German

Etymology

From Latin lingualis, from Latin lingua (tongue; speech).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

lingual (not comparable)

  1. lingual; related to the tongue
  2. lingual, linguistic; related to language

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin lingualis, from lingua (tongue) + -alis.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lĩ.ˈɡwaɫ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lĩ.ˈɡwaw/

Adjective

lingual m, f (plural linguais, comparable)

  1. (anatomy) lingual (relating to the tongue)
  2. (phonetics) lingual (articulated with the tongue)

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Spanish

Adjective

lingual m, f (plural linguales)

  1. lingual