lin´gual|ly — lin|gual «LIHNG gwuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the tongue: »a lingual nerve, a lingual defect. 2. Phonetics. formed with the aid of the tongue, particularly the tip, as t and d. 3. having to do with language or languages. –n. Phonetics. a… … Useful english dictionary
lin|gual — «LIHNG gwuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the tongue: »a lingual nerve, a lingual defect. 2. Phonetics. formed with the aid of the tongue, particularly the tip, as t and d. 3. having to do with language or languages. –n. Phonetics. a lingual… … Useful english dictionary
mul´ti|lin´gual|ly — mul|ti|lin|gual «MUHL tih LIHNG gwuhl», adjective. knowing or using many languages: »Another feature is a multilingual index giving English equivalents of mathematical terms in French, German, Russian and Spanish (Scientific American).… … Useful english dictionary
mul|ti|lin|gual — «MUHL tih LIHNG gwuhl», adjective. knowing or using many languages: »Another feature is a multilingual index giving English equivalents of mathematical terms in French, German, Russian and Spanish (Scientific American). –mul´ti|lin´gual|ly,… … Useful english dictionary
u´ni|lin´gual|ly — u|ni|lin|gual «YOO nuh LIHNG gwuhl», adjective. speaking or using only one language: »A dream of a unilingual State of the Marathi speaking peoples became a reality (Times of India). –u´ni|lin´gual|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
den|ti|lin|gual — «DEHN tuh LIHNG gwuhl», adjective, noun. Phonetics. –adj. (of speech sounds) produced with the tongue against or near the teeth: »“Th” in “think” and “then” are dentilingual sounds. –n. a dentilingual sound. Also, dentolingual … Useful english dictionary
den|to|lin|gual — «DEHN tuh LIHNG gwuhl», adjective, noun. = dentilingual. (Cf. ↑dentilingual) … Useful english dictionary
fis|si|lin|gual — «FIHS ih LIHNG gwuhl», adjective. Zoology. 1. having the tongue cleft. 2. of or having to do with a group of saurian reptiles having forked tongues … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|lin|gual — «MON uh LIHNG guhl», adjective. limited to the knowledge or use of only one language: »a monolingual dictionary. ╂[< mono + Latin lingua tongue + English al1] … Useful english dictionary
pol|y|lin|gual — «POL ee LIHNG gwuhl», adjective. 1. speaking, reading, or writing many languages. 2. written in many languages … Useful english dictionary