Definition of "lingual" []

• Of, relating to, or situated near the tongue or a tonguelike organ. (adjective)
• Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue in conjunction with other organs of speech. (adjective)
• Of languages; linguistic: lingual diversity. (adjective)
• Linguistics A sound, such as (t), (l), and (n), that is pronounced with the tongue and other organs of speech. (noun)

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• "Ann and Peter communicate with the kind of lingual shorthand that develops between any couple that has been together for a long time, so none of this is out in the open."
• "Now is that some kind of tri-lingual Nabokovian pun?"
• "Over the past 10 months, it has become one of the most comprehensive multi-lingual sources of women's political participation available on the Web."