variants
also linguistical
as in lexical
of or relating to words or language
the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills
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Recent Examples of linguistic
New research analyzing ancient DNA may have finally solved a long-standing linguistic mystery: Where did the Indo-European language family originate?
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
But some of the messages she was judged and convicted for are definitely lost in linguistic and cultural translation.
—Seven Graham, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
By focusing on clinical meaning rather than just linguistic similarity, healthcare organizations can unlock the full potential of GenAI for accurate and reliable clinical decision-making.
—Michal Tzuchman Katz Md, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Manuals didn’t begin to raise explicit ethical concerns, such as the use of inaccurate linguistic stereotypes in dialogue, until the 1980s.
—Chris C. Palmer, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2025
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
But some of the messages she was judged and convicted for are definitely lost in linguistic and cultural translation.
—Seven Graham, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
By focusing on clinical meaning rather than just linguistic similarity, healthcare organizations can unlock the full potential of GenAI for accurate and reliable clinical decision-making.
—Michal Tzuchman Katz Md, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Manuals didn’t begin to raise explicit ethical concerns, such as the use of inaccurate linguistic stereotypes in dialogue, until the 1980s.
—Chris C. Palmer, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
Adjective
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Russian speakers in the experiment proved faster than English speakers at distinguishing shades that corresponded to that lexical distinction.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Practically, then, the translator reads with an eye to understanding the affordances offered by a text—to re-creating its potentialities, rather than merely offering a lexical equivalent.—
Max Norman,
The New Yorker,
7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Unclear support What form that verbal support would take is unclear.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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After playing for so long together, Durant knew what plays Curry wanted to make without any verbal communication.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Socialisation And Early Gendered Communication Training From childhood, boys and girls are socialized into different communicative patterns.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Butler has been a revelation, fitting in seamlessly on both ends as a communicative, physical player.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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