lingua franca definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was ... spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times" [syn: lingua franca, interlanguage, koine] Merriam Webster's noun (plural lingua francas or linguae francae) Etymology: Italian, literally, Frankish language Date ... speech 3. something resembling a common language < movies are the lingua franca of the twentieth century Gore Vidal > Oxford Reference Dictionary n. (pl. lingua francas) 1 a language adopted as a common language ...
Cyclophorus lingua definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: east Asian ... placed in genus Cyclophorus [syn: felt fern, tongue fern, Pyrrosia lingua, Cyclophorus lingua]
Pyrrosia lingua definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: east Asian ... placed in genus Cyclophorus [syn: felt fern, tongue fern, Pyrrosia lingua, Cyclophorus lingua]
lingua definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a mobile ... mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper] Merriam Webster's noun (plural linguae) Etymology: Latin ... or an organ resembling a tongue Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lingua Lin"gua (l[i^][ng]"gw[.a]), n.; pl. Lingu ...
Ranunculus lingua definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: semiaquatic European ... crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears [syn: greater spearwort, Ranunculus lingua]
Lingo definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LIN'GO, n. [L. lingua.] Language; speech. [Vulgar.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... vernacular] Merriam Webster's noun (plural lingoes) Etymology: probably from Lingua Franca, language, tongue, from Occitan, from Latin lingua more at tongue Date: 1660 strange or incomprehensible language or ... group of people. Etymology: prob. f. Port. lingoa f. L lingua tongue Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lingo Lin"go (l[i^][ng]"g[-o]), n. [L. lingua tongue, language. See Lingual.] Language; speech; dialect. [Slang] Collin's ... Thesaurus argot, cant, dialect, gibberish, gobbledygook, idiom, jargon, language, langue, lingua, locution, mumbo jumbo, mumbo-jumbo, parlance, parole, patois, patter, ...
... mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper] 2: a human written or spoken language used ... Old English; akin to Old High German zunga tongue, Latin lingua Date: before 12th century 1. a. a fleshy movable muscular ... tongueless adj. Etymology: OE tunge f. Gmc, rel. to L lingua Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tongue Tongue, n. [OE. tunge, tonge ... Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugg[=o], OL. dingua, L. lingua. [root]243 Cf.Language, Lingo. ] 1. (Anat.) an organ situated ... The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly. (c) The lingua of an insect. 9. (Zo["o]l.) Any small sole ... jokingly, keep mum, kidneys, language, langue, lap, larynx, lick, lingo, lingua, linguistic act, lip, lips, liver, locution, marrow, mistake, mouth, ...
Linguist definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LIN'GUIST, n. [L. lingua, tongue.] A person skilled in languages; usually applied to a ... language [syn: linguist, polyglot] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Latin lingua language, tongue Date: 1591 1. a person accomplished in languages ... n. a person skilled in languages or linguistics. Etymology: L lingua language Webster's 1913 Dictionary Linguist Lin"guist (l[i^][ng]"gw[i^]st), n. [L. lingua tongue, speech, language: cf. F. linguiste.] 1. A master of ...
Lingual definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LIN'GUAL, a. [L. lingua, the tongue.] Pertaining to the tongue; as the lingual nerves ... and other speech organs Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Latin lingua Date: 1650 1. a. of, relating to, or resembling the ... also -ise). lingually adv. Etymology: med.L lingualis f. L lingua tongue, language Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lingual Lin"gual, n ... Dictionary Lingual Lin"gual (l[i^][ng]"gwal), a. [L. lingua tongue: cf. F. lingual. See Tongue, and cf. Language.] Of ...
Language definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LAN'GUAGE, n. [L. lingua, the tongue, and speech.] 1. Human speech; the expression of ... Anglo-French langage, from lange, langue tongue, language, from Latin lingua more at tongue Date: 14th century 1. a. the words ... expression, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF langage ult. f. L lingua tongue Webster's 1913 Dictionary Language Lan"guage, n. [OE. langage, F. langage, fr. L. lingua the tongue, hence speech, language; akin to E. tongue. See ...
... bilingualist] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Latin bilinguis, from bi- + lingua tongue more at tongue Date: 1829 1. having or expressed ... bilingual person. Derivatives: bilingualism n. Etymology: L bilinguis (as BI-, lingua tongue) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bilingual Bi*lin"gual, a. [L. bilinguis; bis twice + lingua tongue, language.] Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in ...
... Webster's 1828 Dictionary SUBLIN'GUAL, a. [L. sub and lingua, the tongue.] Situated under the tongue; as the sublingual glands ... Webster's adjective Etymology: New Latin sublingualis, from Latin sub- + lingua tongue more at tongue Date: 1661 situated or administered under ... Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. under the tongue. Etymology: SUB- + L lingua tongue Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sublingual Sub*lin"gual, a ...
... Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was ... spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times" [syn: lingua franca, interlanguage, koine] Merriam Webster's also koin้ noun Etymology ... era. 2 a common language shared by various peoples; a lingua franca. Etymology: Gk koine (dialektos) common (language)
Linguadental definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LINGUADENT'AL, a. [L. lingua, tongue, and dens, a tooth.] Formed or uttered by the ... i^][ng]`gw[.a]*d[e^]n"tal), a. [L. lingua tongue + E. dental.] (Phonetics) Formed or uttered by the joint ...