variants
also linguistical
as in verbal
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
The Spanish had dubbed the island’s Muslim population Moro, making no linguistic distinction between them and the dark-skinned populations of northwest Africa.
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Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Unlike German prisoners, the Japanese men arrived in a community with no cultural or linguistic connection to them.
—Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
For me and millions of my compatriots, Mashhad is a cultural, linguistic, and emotional center that feels very much like home.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Featuring Tz’utujil lyrics from Chavahaze, the song bridges linguistic and spiritual worlds, offering a rare glimpse into a living ancestral perspective.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2026
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Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Unlike German prisoners, the Japanese men arrived in a community with no cultural or linguistic connection to them.
—Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
For me and millions of my compatriots, Mashhad is a cultural, linguistic, and emotional center that feels very much like home.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Featuring Tz’utujil lyrics from Chavahaze, the song bridges linguistic and spiritual worlds, offering a rare glimpse into a living ancestral perspective.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
Adjective
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The teams exchanged verbal insults before Anthony Sapienza punched one of the victims and struck him in the face with a pickleball paddle, according to the affidavit.—
Storey Wertheimer,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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But cowriting forced them to at least create a verbal outline, spending hours on the phone getting to know the characters before trading off chapters and editing each other’s work.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The steering has a natural, connected feel that's not artificially weighted, but is genuinely communicative.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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This is an unusual position for an exponent of the public sphere and communicative rationality to take.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes a word has to serve time in lexical purgatory before it can be admitted to the Big Book.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz in recent months has enjoyed a series of successes, both rhetorical and diplomatic, that deserve more attention and praise than has to date been received.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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These are not rhetorical musings.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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