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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
2.
pertaining to languages.
3.
Phonetics. articulated with the aid of the tongue, especially the tip of the tongue, as d, n, s, or r.
noun
4.
Phonetics. a lingual sound.
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Lingual
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| to represent sounds in written phonetic or phonemic symbols |
| For the 'l' sound, having front-vowel resonance; situated before a vowel in the same syllable; produced without frication or aspiration |
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Word Origin & History
lingual
1650, from M.L. lingualis "of the tongue," from L. lingua "tongue," also "speech, language," from Old L. dingua, from PIE *dnghwa- (cf. O.E. tunge, Goth. tuggo "tongue," see tongue). Altered by assoc. with lingere "to lick."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
lingual lin·gual (lĭng'gwəl)
adj.
Of or relating to the tongue or any tonguelike part; glossal.
Next to or toward the tongue.
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