linguistic

adjective

liŋ-ˈgwi-stik How to pronounce linguistic (audio)
variants also linguistical
Definition of linguisticnext
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 For international experts, this variability is amplified by geographic and linguistic factors. — Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Prediction markets enable a more complete merging of the financial with the social and linguistic than social media has been able to achieve. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 This dual-language class is also a federally funded Head Start program — long considered a gold standard in early childhood education — and must integrate learning with each child’s cultural and linguistic upbringing. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Depending on your linguistic perspective, that’s either fine or needs to be corrected. — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for linguistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
  1. verbal
  2. communicative
  3. lexical
  4. rhetorical
Adjective
  • Baitz’s verbal gymnastics aren’t a good fit for Harris, who is at his most eloquent when his characters are at a loss for words.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The victim told officers that her soon-to-be ex-husband, identified as Fitzgerald, had come to her home multiple times after making verbal threats over the phone.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of verbal
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  • Through the administration’s embrace (and extensive personal leveraging) of crypto’s potential, crypto and retail speculation are increasingly being woven into the fabric of communicative and cultural spaces.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The arrival ceremony suggested that others understood the communicative potential of clothes at such an event, too.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of communicative
Adjective
  • Further complicating the mustelids’ lexical family tree, the Haida ermine, found on islands off the Pacific Northwest coast, was also once considered a subspecies of the common stoat, but is now recognized as its own species.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Definition of lexical
Adjective
  • Maybe that’s what tips her into some recklessness of her own, with an explanation of Hal’s forceful personality and brilliant rhetorical style as being intoxicating.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • That club includes former President Obama, whose rhetorical style has been compared to the young senator.
    — Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of rhetorical

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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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