Meaning & use
lingual
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Relating to the tongue, or to speech and language.
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The dentist checked the lingual surface of the molar for decay.
Researchers studied lingual muscle movement in bilingual speakers.
A note on using this word
Mostly used in dentistry, anatomy, and linguistics; often appears as a suffix in words like "bilingual."
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tongue-related
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