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Definitions for: Lingual [adj] pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue; "lingual inflammation"; "the lingual surface of the teeth"
[adj] consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity"
Webster (1913) Definition: Lin"gual (l[i^][ng]"gwal), a. [L. lingua tongue: cf.
F. lingual. See Tongue, and cf. Language.]
Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the
tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.
Lingual ribbon. (Zo["o]l.) See Odontophore.
Lin"gual, n.
A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term
especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t,
d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them.
Note: In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as [.t], [.t]h,
[dsdot], [dsdot]h, [.n], are called linguals,
cerebrals, or cacuminals. They are uttered with the tip
of the tongue turned up and drawn back into the dome of
the palate.
Synonyms: linguistic
Antonyms: nonlinguistic
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