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Lingua vs Lingual - What's the difference?

lingua | lingual |

As nouns the difference between lingua and lingual

is that lingua is tongue while lingual is (phonetics) a sound articulated with the tongue.

As an adjective lingual is

related to the tongue.

lingua

English

Noun

(linguae)
  • (zoology) A tongue.
  • (zoology) A median process of the labium, at the underside of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.
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    lingual

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Related to the tongue.
  • Related to language or linguistics.
  • (phonetics) articulated with the tongue
  • (dentistry) Of a lower tooth, on the side facing the tongue. See mesial.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Coordinate terms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (phonetics) a sound articulated with the tongue

    • Derived terms

    * bilingual * linguality * lingual tonsil * multilingual * omnilingual * translingual

    See also

    * alveolar * dental * glottal * labial * -lingual * nasal * palatal * pharyngeal * velar

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