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glossal

/ˈɡlɒs.əl/US/ˈɡlɑs.əl/

glossal adjective: of or relating to the tongue.

Adjective

glossal (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of or relating to the tongue.
    Synonyms:
    lingual

glossal meaning in Tamil and Bengali

glossal in Tamil

நாவு சார்ந்த, நாவுக்குரிய

glossal in Bengali

জিহ্বা সম্পর্কিত

Synonyms of glossal

Origin of glossal

From Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “a tongue”) + English -al.

Words formed from glossal

Words that rhyme with glossal

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Questions about glossal

What does glossal mean?
Glossal means of or relating to the tongue.
What is glossal in Tamil?
Glossal in Tamil is நாவு சார்ந்த, நாவுக்குரிய. See Glossal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is glossal?
Glossal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce glossal?
Glossal is pronounced /ˈɡlɒs.əl/ (UK).

Words near glossal in the dictionary

  1. gloss paper
  2. gloss papers
  3. gloss-
  4. glossa
  5. glossae
  6. glossal
  7. glossalgia
  8. glossalgias
  9. glossanthrax
  10. glossaria
  11. glossarial

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Adapted from Wiktionary: glossal (page history and authors); glossal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); glossal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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