/ ˈlɪŋgwəl; NAmE / adjective
1.
( anatomy ) related to the tongue
2.
related to speech or language
3.
( phonetics ) ( of a speech sound ) produced using the tongue
► lin·gual·ly / ˈlɪŋgwəli; NAmE / adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin lingualis , from Latin lingua tongue, language.