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linguistic | oral |

As an adjective linguistic

is linguistic.

As a proper noun oral is

of american usage, ultimately derived from aurelius .

linguistic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or relating to language.
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  • Of or relating to linguistics.
  • *
  • We have argued that the ability to make judgments about well-formedness and structure holds at all four major linguistic levels — Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics.
  • (computing) Relating to a computer language.
  • * 1993 , Dimitris N. Chorafas, Manufacturing Databases and Computer Integrated Systems , CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-8493-8689-3, page 114:
  • The message is that we need language features that deal with schematic and linguistic discrepancies.

    Derived terms

    * linguistic atlas * linguistic turn * logicolinguistic * quasilinguistic * sociolinguistic

    oral

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to the mouth.
  • Spoken rather than written.
  • an oral''' presentation; an '''oral French exam

    Synonyms

    * mouthly * spoken

    Antonyms

    * written

    Derived terms

    * oracy * oral availability * oral gratification * oral history * oral lore * oral sex * oral tradition * orature

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (countable) A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
  • (countable) A physical examination of the mouth.
  • (uncountable) oral sex.
  • See also

    * aural

    Anagrams

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