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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lin·gual ETYMOLOGY Latin lingua DATE 1650 1. a. of, relating to, or resembling the tongue b. lying near or next to the tongue; especially : relating to or being the surface of tooth next to the tongue c. produced by the tongue 2. linguistic • lin·gual·ly adverb English Etymology lingual 1650, from M.L. lingualis "of the tongue," from L. lingua"tongue," also "speech, language," from Old L. dingua, from PIE*dnghwa- (cf. O.E. tunge, Goth. tuggo "tongue," see tongue). Altered by assoc. with lingere "to lick." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 lingual lin·gual / 5liN^wEl / adjective1. (anatomy 解) related to the tongue 舌的 2. related to speech or language 话语的；语言的 3. (phonetics 语音) (of a speech sound 语音) produced using the tongue 舌的；用舌发出的 • lin·gual·ly / 5liN^wEli / adv. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: lingual artery , or lingual bone , or lingual nerve , or lingual tonsil , or audio-lingual , or anterior lingual glandlin·gual \ˈliŋg(yə)wəl\ adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin lingualis, from Latin lingua + -alis -al 1. a. : of or relating to the tongue < lingual inflammation > : resembling a tongue b. : lying near or next to the tongue < a lingual blood vessel > < the lingual surface of the teeth > c. of a speech sound : produced by the tongue; sometimes :dental or cerebral (sense 3a) 2. : linguistic |
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