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/glos"euhl, glaw"seuhl/, adj.of or pertaining to the tongue.[1855-60; GLOSS(A) + -AL1]
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Glossal — Glos sal, a. Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glossal — [gläs′əl, glôs′əl] adj. [ GLOSSA + AL] of the tongue … English World dictionary
glossal — SYN: lingual (1). * * * glos·sal gläs əl, glȯs adj of or relating to the tongue <glossal inflammation> … Medical dictionary
glossal — adjective Of, or relating to the tongue … Wiktionary
glossal — Synonyms and related words: accented, alveolar, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, articulated, assimilated, back, barytone, bilabial, broad, cacuminal, central, cerebral, checked, close, consonant, consonantal, continuant, dental,… … Moby Thesaurus
glossal — adj. lingual, of the tongue … English contemporary dictionary
glossal — [ glɒs(ə)l] adjective Anatomy, rare of the tongue; lingual. Origin C19: from Gk glōssa tongue + al … English new terms dictionary
glossal — glos·sal … English syllables
glossal — glos•sal [[t]ˈglɒs əl, ˈglɔ səl[/t]] adj. anat. of or pertaining to the tongue • Etymology: 1860 … From formal English to slang
glossal — a. pertaining to tongue. ♦ glossalgia, n. pain in tongue. ♦ glossator, ♦ glossographer, n. writer of glosses or commentaries. ♦ glossectomy, n. removal of tongue. ♦ glosseme, n. smallest meaningful unit of a language. ♦… … Dictionary of difficult words
