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linguisticrelating to language or the scientific study of language

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to language or the scientific study of language

Pronunciation (IPA): /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/

Korean meaning: 언어의, 언어학의

Korean pronunciation: 링**귀**스틱

Example Sentences

  • My cat seems to have better linguistic skills than me when begging for food.
  • The linguistic differences between regions can be fascinating to study.
  • His linguistic talents helped him become a successful interpreter.

linguistic

ADJECTIVE

//lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk//

relating to language or the scientific study of language

linguistic concept
💡 Concept

relating to language or the scientific study of language

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/

🌳Etymology

Rootlingu
Suffix--istic

Origin

From Latin 'lingua' meaning 'tongue' or 'language', combined with the suffix '-istic' (relating to or characteristic of). The term emerged in the 19th century to describe the scientific study of language.

🎵Rhyme

mysticartisticrealisticstatistic
mystic
artistic
realistic
statistic

🔗Collocations

linguistic competence
linguistic diversity
linguistic analysis
linguistic theory
linguistic minority
linguistic skills

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat seems to have better linguistic skills than me when begging for food.

The linguistic differences between regions can be fascinating to study.

His linguistic talents helped him become a successful interpreter.

The linguistic complexity of this ancient text puzzles even experts.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

verballanguage-relatedphilologicalcommunicative

Antonyms

nonverbalsilent

Related

linguistlinguisticsbilingualmultilingualgrammar

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