linguistic

[ ling-gwis-tik ]

adjective

1. of or belonging to language:

   linguistic change.

2. of or relating to linguistics.

linguistic

/ lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to language
2. of or relating to linguistics

Derived Forms

• linˈguistically, adverb

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of linguistic¹

First recorded in 1830–40; linguist + -ic

Example Sentences

Other elements can affect domestic terrorism, so I factored into my analysis each country’s political system, its gross domestic product per capita, its population size, its degree of ethnic and linguistic diversity and its level of media freedom.

From No Straight News

In the linguistic world where a debate still sizzles over whether the world’s languages are generated by individual cultures or built on a similar foundation, Adger stands firmly on the latter side.

From Nautilus

I found linguistic evidence of racecraft throughout 63 public-facing documents that I collected and analyzed from Airbnb, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, all issued between May 26 and June 24 of this year.

From MIT Technology Review

Many philosophers, both past and present, have pointed to our linguistic abilities.

From Singularity Hub 

Many types of birds, most famously parrots, are able to make noises that at least sound linguistic, and gorillas and chimpanzees have been taught to communicate using sign language.

From Singularity Hub 

In the cases of Yazidis from Sinjar, the contracting firm is L-3, which later became GLS or Global Linguistic Solutions.

From The Daily Beast

It is a linguistic wish for the same kind of campaign that catapulted Barack Obama forward from the caucuses.

From The Daily Beast

And this linguistic difference means concrete battles over autism.

From The Daily Beast

Here in Odessa, the conflict has nothing to do with a linguistic divide.

From The Daily Beast

Nugent's recent slur against Obama is just one among many of the raging, aging rock star's linguistic stylings.

From The Daily Beast

His scholarly and linguistic attainments and his varied travels, fitted him well for the task.

From Project Gutenberg

This comparison is made from the linguistic point of view; it is not likely that any one will compare the two as poets.

From Project Gutenberg

His linguistic cleverness was a fair specimen of his general quickness of intellect.

From Project Gutenberg

This specimen of Bellini's conversation is sufficient to show that his linguistic accomplishments were very limited.

From Project Gutenberg

Nor can far-reaching conclusions be drawn from the scanty linguistic evidence at our disposal.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• grammatical