linguistically

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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linguistic (lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to language
2.	of or relating to linguistics

lin'guistically

—*adv*

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linguistic

1856; see linguist. The use of linguistic to mean "of or pertaining to language or languages" is "hardly justifiable etymologically," according to OED, but "has arisen because lingual suggests irrelevant associations." Related: linguistically.

Example sentences

He would have met slope-browed, linguistically primitive people with a cranial capacity about two thirds of our own.

On the other hand, anyone could see that they were far from being matched linguistically.

Linguistically speaking, this is not an error, since it is a pronunciation of native speakers.

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"Linguistically, and hence conceptually, the things in sharpest focus are the things that are public enough to be talked of publicly, common and conspicuous enough to be talked of often, and near enough to sense to be quickly identified and learned by name; it is to these that words apply first and foremost."

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