lingua

Examples

• All

• The assumption was that Google was out to fix what's wrong with that powerful lingua franca of the Web.

  Blog text (24)

• Is that a distended externus lingua... or are you just happy to see me?

  Fiction book (1997)

• For Erasmus on music, see "De Lingua," in CWE, vol. 29, 466.

  Academic text (2011)

• For the first time, Focus.de (German news agencies field) is reporting Hamas holding 22 foreign correspondents in place (diplomatic lingua without allowing them to leave).

  Blog text (17)

• In his own voice, Mitchell expounds on this latest phase: "Linguistics, semiotics, rhetoric, and various models of 'textuality' have become the lingua franca for critical reflections on the arts, the media, and the cultural forms."

  Academic text (1995)

• The "media cycle" is certainly in evidence in Britain and America today; see Robert S. Boynton, "The Routledge Revolution: The Rise of the Academic Left's In-House Publisher," Lingua Franca, vol. 3, 1995, 25-31.

  Academic text (1995)

• The veterinarian examined the dog's lingua to check for any signs of infection.

• During the examination, the doctor asked the patient to stick out their lingua for an oral assessment.

Synonyms

T

tongue

vslingua

601 1.0

A soft movable part in the mouth used for tasting, eating, and speaking

emphasizes speech role and muscular tissue in animals rather than general functions

G

glossa

vslingua

• Specialized

1 9.9

A part made of muscle in the mouth of animals or humans that helps you taste and speak

stresses speech use and everyday function rather than only anatomical study

C

clapper

vslingua

• Archaic

9.9

The tongue used to speak

is a neutral, literal term for the organ and its muscular role

L

langue

vslingua

9.9

The tongue of an animal eaten as food

covers both the organ's speech and anatomical roles, not just food use

Compounds

L

lingua franca

1 6.4

A language people use to talk when they speak different first languages

C

Cyclophorus lingua

• Specialized

9.9

A fern from East Asia with leaves shaped like tongues

P

Pyrrosia lingua

• Specialized

9.9

A fern from East Asia with long tongue-shaped leaves often grown as a houseplant

R

Ranunculus lingua

• Specialized

9.9

A plant that grows in wetlands with long pointed leaves and yellow buttercup flowers

Surface Forms

Etymology