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intralingual

intralingual adjective: contained within the same language; involving a monolingual process.

Adjective

intralingual (not comparable)

  1. Contained within the same language; involving a monolingual process.
    • Intralingual translation involves adapting a text to a new purpose in the same language.

Antonyms of intralingual

Origin of intralingual

From intra- + lingual.

Words that rhyme with intralingual

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Questions about intralingual

What does intralingual mean?
Intralingual means contained within the same language; involving a monolingual process.
What part of speech is intralingual?
Intralingual is an adjective.

Words near intralingual in the dictionary

  1. intraligamentous
  2. intraligand
  3. intralimb
  4. intralimbic
  5. intralineage
  6. intralingual
  7. intralinguistic
  8. intralinguistically
  9. intralinked
  10. intralipid
  11. intralipids

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