non linguistic

lin·guis·tic

[ling-gwis-tik]
adjective
1.
of or belonging to language: linguistic change.
2.
of or pertaining to linguistics.

Origin:
1830–40; linguist + -ic

lin·guis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·lin·guis·tic, adjective
pseu·do·lin·guis·tic, adjective
pseu·do·lin·guis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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linguistic (lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  of or relating to language
2.  of or relating to linguistics
 
lin'guistically
 
adv

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Non linguistic is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

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.
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