variants
also linguistical
as in lexical
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
Few American linguistic debates have bubbled quite as long and effervescently as the one over whether a generic soft drink should be called a soda, pop or coke.
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Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
The linguistic breakdown remained consistent with 2024’s cumulative figures.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2025
Drawing an analogy to 1970s research about whether non-human primates were capable of using language—which ultimately were found to have overstated the depth of linguistic capacity that chimpanzees possess—the authors argue that the AI scheming literature suffers from similar flaws.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
The continent could also better reflect Africa’s linguistic diversity by prioritizing local publishing houses over European ones, the authors wrote.
—semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
The linguistic breakdown remained consistent with 2024’s cumulative figures.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2025
Drawing an analogy to 1970s research about whether non-human primates were capable of using language—which ultimately were found to have overstated the depth of linguistic capacity that chimpanzees possess—the authors argue that the AI scheming literature suffers from similar flaws.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
The continent could also better reflect Africa’s linguistic diversity by prioritizing local publishing houses over European ones, the authors wrote.
—semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
Adjective
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Templates enforce everything from slide masters to the lexical choices that signal risk levels; the model should not be able to invent metrics or rewrite disclaimers.—
Noah Ohrner,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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With the arrival of printing, the new terminology created more opportunities for lexical growth, as did the publishing industry; and the emergence of the internet has produced still more.—
David Crystal
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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He was engaged with his fans, and prone to violent verbal outburst and erratic behavior.—
Ethan Bauer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Aug. 2025
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As Venus irritates Pluto, verbal contracts will come with a catch!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Painting a picture of the way forward and then remaining visible, calm and communicative builds trust and cultivates stability.—
Camille Nicita,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Martinsen described Arlo as an unusually animated and communicative baby.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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