linguistic
adjective
lin·guis·tic
liŋ-ˈgwi-stik 
variants
or less commonly linguistical
: of or relating to language or linguistics
linguistic scholars
linguistic changes
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Examples of linguistic in a Sentence
the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills
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The decision to keep the choir wordless added to the universality of the emotion, avoiding any geographical or linguistic ties.
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Tiana Denicola, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
In collaboration with Harvard University’s ancient DNA lab, the team has filled a gap in the Indo-European linguistic record that has puzzled scientists and historians for centuries in a new study published in Nature.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
In a letter to distributors and partners that was obtained by CNN, Whitworth sounded patriotic more than a linguistic or practical note.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Some of the inequalities that result from these systems are baked into the reams of linguistic data that developers use to build large language models.
—Roberto Rey Agudo, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
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Tiana Denicola, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
In collaboration with Harvard University’s ancient DNA lab, the team has filled a gap in the Indo-European linguistic record that has puzzled scientists and historians for centuries in a new study published in Nature.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
In a letter to distributors and partners that was obtained by CNN, Whitworth sounded patriotic more than a linguistic or practical note.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Some of the inequalities that result from these systems are baked into the reams of linguistic data that developers use to build large language models.
—Roberto Rey Agudo, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linguistic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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