English Dictionary: lingual | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lingual \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 [tsdot], [tsdot]h, [dsdot], [dsdot]h, [nsdot], 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lingual \Lin"gual\ (l[icr][nsm]"gw[ait]l), 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[94]l.) See {Odontophore}. |