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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("lingual" is a kind of...):
consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue
Example:
the lingual surface of the teeth
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
tongue (a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity)
Derivation:
lingua (a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Consisting of or related to language
Example:
lingual diversity
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
language (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)
Derivation:
lingua (a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity)
