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lingual definition

lin·gual (liŋ′gwəl)

adjective

  1. of the tongue
  2. of language or languages
  3. Phonet. articulated with the tongue, as (l) and (t): not widely used as a technical term

Etymology: ME < ML lingualis < L lingua: see language

noun

Phonet. a lingual sound: not widely used as a technical term

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