(n) a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein, Syn. vena lingualis

monolingual

(n) a person who knows only one language

monolingual

(adj) using or knowing only one language, Ant. multilingual, Example:monolingual speakers; a monolingual dictionary

monolingually

(adv) in a monolingual manner, Example:she had been reared monolingually

multilingual

(adj) using or knowing more than one language, Ant. monolingual, Example:a multilingual translator; a multilingual nation

sublingual

(adj) beneath the tongue

sublingual gland

(n) a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue, Syn. sublingual salivary gland

sublingual vein

(n) a tributary of the lingual vein, Syn. vena sublingualis

trilingual

(adj) using or knowing three languages, Example:trilingual speakers

linguistic

(adj) consisting of or related to language, Syn. lingual, Ant. nonlinguistic, Example:linguistic behavior; a linguistic atlas; lingual diversity

linguistically

(adv) with respect to language, Syn. lingually, Example:linguistically impaired children; a lingually diverse population

translation

(n) a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language, Syn. rendering, version, interlingual rendition

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audio-lingual

adj. 1. pertaining to a method of teaching language that focuses on listening and speaking. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Bilingual

a. [ L. bilinguis; bis twice + lingua tongue, language. ] Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary. -- Bi*lin"gual*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Bilingualism

n. Quality of being bilingual. [ 1913 Webster ]

The bilingualism of King's English. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Collingual

a. Having, or pertaining to, the same language. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dentilingual

a. [ L. dens tooth + E. lingual. ] Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed. -- n. A dentilingual sound or letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

The letters of this fourth, dentilingual or linguidental, class, viz., d, t, s, z, l, r. Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dentolingual

a. Dentilingual. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fissilingual

a. [ L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + E. lingual. ] (Zool.) Having the tongue forked. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lingual

a. [ L. lingua tongue: cf. F. lingual. See Tongue, and cf. Language. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. lying near the tongue; especially, in dentistry, on the surface of the tooth next to the tongue. Contrasted with buccal, the side of a tooth touching the cheek, i. e. the side opposite to the lingual side. [ PJC ]

Lingual ribbon. (Zool.) See Odontophore. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lingual

n. A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as &tsdot_;, &tsdot_;h, &dsdot_;, &dsdot_;h, &nsdot_;, are called linguals, cerebrals, or cacuminals. They are uttered with the tip of the tongue turned up and drawn back into the dome of the palate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Linguality

n. The quality of being lingual. [ 1913 Webster ]

monolingual

adj. Using or knowing only one language; as, monolingual speakers; a monolingual dictionary. Opposite of multilingual. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Sublingual

a. [ Pref. sub + lingual: cf. F. sublingual. ] (Anat.) (a) Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland. (b) Of or pertaining to the sublingual gland; as, sublingual salvia. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trilingual

a. [ L. trilinguis; tri- (see Tri-) + lingua tongue, language. See Lingual. ] Containing, or consisting of, three languages; expressed in three languages. [ 1913 Webster ]

The much-noted Rosetta stone . . . bears upon its surface a trilingual inscription. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

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