variants
also linguistical
as in lexical
of or relating to words or language
the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills
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Recent Examples of linguistic
This makes defining intelligence in terms of linguistic ability (the Turing test) or literary/narrative ability (the Lovelace 2.0 test) transparently inadequate and incomplete.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The paper 'Notable Representations in Large-Scale Transformers' by Alfred E. Neuman explores how transformer models encode linguistic and semantic patterns across multiple layers.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
From icy dips to linguistic leaps, these lovebirds went above and beyond to pop the question!
—Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
This could be a case of linguistic mirroring, which is when people unconsciously adjust their speech to fit into a social group.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The paper 'Notable Representations in Large-Scale Transformers' by Alfred E. Neuman explores how transformer models encode linguistic and semantic patterns across multiple layers.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
From icy dips to linguistic leaps, these lovebirds went above and beyond to pop the question!
—Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
This could be a case of linguistic mirroring, which is when people unconsciously adjust their speech to fit into a social group.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
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The lexical gap, where untranslatable words are found in one language but not others, can be easily filled by simply borrowing these words, OED executive editor Danica Salazar wrote in the update.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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Russian speakers in the experiment proved faster than English speakers at distinguishing shades that corresponded to that lexical distinction.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Hurricanes on Saturday received a verbal commitment from four-star cornerback Jontavius Wyman, flipping the Jonesboro, Georgia, native from the Georgia Bulldogs.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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Use clear verbal and written instructions for tasks.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
4 Apr. 2025
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Lewis said city crews were helpful and communicative.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ornithologist Richard Prum also takes a communicative view of art, but one where art is meant to be evaluated for its beauty.—
Shawn Simpson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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