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linguo-

linguo- prefix: tongue.

Prefix

linguo-

  1. Tongue.
  2. Language.
    • Recent work dealing with the Esperanto speech community has focused on the identity of Esperanto speakers […] and on the changes that can be observed concerning linguo-political and -ideological orientations after the 1960s[…].2022, Sabine Fiedler, Cyril Robert Brosch, “Previous interlinguistic research” (chapter 3), in Esperanto – Lingua Franca and Language Community, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, →ISBN, →LCCN...

Origin of linguo-

From Latin lingua + English -o-.

Questions about linguo-

What does linguo- mean?
Linguo- means tongue.
What part of speech is linguo-?
Linguo- is a prefix.

Words near linguo- in the dictionary

  1. linguliformean
  2. linguliforms
  3. linguloid
  4. linguloids
  5. lingunite
  6. linguo-
  7. linguo-dental
  8. linguo-dentals
  9. linguo-nasal
  10. linguo-nasals
  11. linguo-occlusal

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