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Lingual

Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.

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Consonant 76% connected

Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; -- usually followed by with or to.

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Glossa 74% connected

The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.

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Glossa 74% connected

The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.

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Linguist 74% connected

A master of the use of language; a talker.

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Linguist 74% connected

A master of the use of language; a talker.

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Linguistics 74% connected

The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.

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Linguistics 74% connected

The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.

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Clapper 66% connected

A person who claps.

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Language 66% connected

Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, artic…

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Linguistic 92% connected

Alt. of Linguistical

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allophone noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme

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Central vowel noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) any vowel sound in which the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel.; "In practice, unround…

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Mid vowel noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) Any vowel sound made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; mi…

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Oral vowel noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) an ordinary vowel that is produced without nasalization.; "An oral vowel is produced with the soft palate in a raised po…

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Phoneme noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

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Rounded vowel noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) A vowel that is pronounced with the lips drawn together and forming a circular opening.; "Thus rounded vowels and labial…

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Phone noun · 78% connection

(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

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Phonetic transcription noun · 78% connection

a transcription intended to represent each distinct speech sound with a separate symbol

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Sound noun · 78% connection

(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

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Speech sound noun · 78% connection

(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

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A unknown · 78% connection

The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, tongue, uttered, glossal, nerves.
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Accent noun · 78% connection

A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, tongue, uttered, glossal, nerves.
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Address verb · 78% connection

To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit; as, he addressed a letter.

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Burr noun · 78% connection

A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue;…

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Byzantine noun · 78% connection

A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C (…

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Coefficient noun · 78% connection

A number or letter put before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; he…

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Feeling noun · 78% connection

The sense by which the mind, through certain nerves of the body, perceives external objects, or certain states of the body itself; tha…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, tongue, uttered, glossal, nerves.
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Glossopharyngeal adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the…

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Guttural noun · 78% connection

A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft palate; also, a…

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Hiss verb · 78% connection

To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make wi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, tongue, uttered, glossal, nerves.
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Hound's-tongue noun · 78% connection

A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, tongue, uttered, glossal, nerves.
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Hyoid adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, tongue, uttered, glossal, nerves.
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Hypoglossal adjective · 78% connection

Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to…

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Izzard noun · 78% connection

The letter z; -- formerly so called. J () J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman lette…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, tongue, uttered, glossal, nerves.
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Junold adjective · 78% connection

See Gimmal. K () the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the L…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, tongue, uttered, glossal, nerves.
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Labial noun · 78% connection

A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, tongue, uttered, glossal, nerves.
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Lap verb · 78% connection

To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, tongue, uttered, glossal, nerves.
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Lick verb · 78% connection

A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on…

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