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The word is a linguistic cognate of the Hebrew word Eloah and a translation of the English word "God".

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  1. adjective Of or relating to language or linguistics.

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  • I thought for a minute there I heard her teeth grinding together when she said that, but that is what you call a linguistic impossibility. —  F ;SF - vol 102 issue 04 - April 2002
  • It was only in 2007 that he was introduced to a former Army colleague, Mick Stott, who was also a qualified trainer in neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). —  Army Rumour Service
  • Then they will be forced to mingle with other linguistic, religious groups and they will be stayed away from their regional / religious / community cocoons of comfort. —  Mutiny.in
  • So in keeping with my third annual New Year's resolution to emphasize positive blogging about linguistic issues, I'm going to tell you about some fascinating —  Language Log
  • In fact, I'm going to pursue rhetoric as part of my doctoral studies because I sense the power a writer possesses in his or her linguistic / rhetorical environment to persuade others to generate their own life possibilities. —  A Motley Vision
 

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  1. = Spanish linguistico; from linguist + -ic.
 

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/lɪŋˈgwɪstɪk/
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