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supralinguistic

supralinguistic adjective: that goes beyond language.

Adjective

supralinguistic (comparative more supralinguistic, superlative most supralinguistic)

  1. That goes beyond language.
    • Moreover, the range of available expression involves supralinguistic effects such as intonation and bodily movements.1993, Linda Lomperis, Sarah Stanbury, Feminist approaches to the body in medieval literature

Forms of supralinguistic

comparativemore supralinguistic
superlativemost supralinguistic

Origin of supralinguistic

From supra- + linguistic.

Words formed from supralinguistic

Questions about supralinguistic

What does supralinguistic mean?
Supralinguistic means that goes beyond language.
What part of speech is supralinguistic?
Supralinguistic is an adjective.

Words near supralinguistic in the dictionary

  1. supralineal
  2. supralinear
  3. supralinearities
  4. supralinearity
  5. supralinearly
  6. supralinguistic
  7. supralinguistically
  8. supralitoral
  9. supralittoral
  10. supralittorals
  11. supralocal

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