lingual

lingual
lingually, adv.
/ling"gweuhl/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
2. pertaining to languages.
3. Phonet. articulated with the aid of the tongue, esp. the tip of the tongue, as d, n, s, or r.
n.
4. Phonet. a lingual sound.
[1350-1400; ME: tongue-shaped surgical instrument < ML lingualis. See LINGUA, -AL1]

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