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LINGUISTIC

of or relating to language or linguistics

The meaning of the word linguistic is of or relating to language or linguistics.

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WordMeaning
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
ramificationbranch
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing