linguistic
adjective
lin·guis·tic
liŋ-ˈgwi-stik 
variants
or less commonly linguistical
: of or relating to language or linguistics
linguistic scholars
linguistic changes
Examples of linguistic in a Sentence
the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills
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The linguistic breakdown remained consistent with 2024’s cumulative figures.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2025
Drawing an analogy to 1970s research about whether non-human primates were capable of using language—which ultimately were found to have overstated the depth of linguistic capacity that chimpanzees possess—the authors argue that the AI scheming literature suffers from similar flaws.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
The continent could also better reflect Africa’s linguistic diversity by prioritizing local publishing houses over European ones, the authors wrote.
—semafor.com, 11 July 2025
After the 1707 Act of Union, Scott was reminding British readers that Scotland was a land of linguistic diversity where Scots and Gaelic flowed freely.
—Rachel Ashcroft
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2025
Drawing an analogy to 1970s research about whether non-human primates were capable of using language—which ultimately were found to have overstated the depth of linguistic capacity that chimpanzees possess—the authors argue that the AI scheming literature suffers from similar flaws.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
The continent could also better reflect Africa’s linguistic diversity by prioritizing local publishing houses over European ones, the authors wrote.
—semafor.com, 11 July 2025
After the 1707 Act of Union, Scott was reminding British readers that Scotland was a land of linguistic diversity where Scots and Gaelic flowed freely.
—Rachel Ashcroft
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for linguistic
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linguistic. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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