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linguistico

linguistic

adjective leen-GWEES-tee-koh Rare

Usage Note

Linguistico means 'of or relating to language or linguistics' (analisi linguistica, minoranza linguistica). The feminine is linguistica, which is also the standalone noun for the academic discipline of linguistics. Plural forms: linguistici (m), linguistiche (f) — note the 'h' inserted to keep the hard 'g' before '-e/-i'.

Examples

"Ha fatto un'analisi linguistica del testo."

Natural Translation

She did a linguistic analysis of the text.

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