Definition of Extralinguistic

1. Adjective. Not included within the realm of language.

Partainyms: Language

Definition of Extralinguistic

1. Adjective. Outside the realm of linguistics. ¹

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Definition of Extralinguistic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Extralinguistic

extragonadal
extrahelical
extrahepatic
extraintestinal
extrait
extraits
extrajection
extrajudicial
extrajudicially
extralarge
extralegal
extralegally
extraligamentous
extralimital
extralimitary
extralinguistic (current term)
extraliterary
extralities
extrality
extralogical
extralong
extramalleolus
extramarital
extramatrical
extramedullary
extramembranous

Literary usage of Extralinguistic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"In addition, the sentences made by omitting one or other of the nouns will have the same meaning in the real world—”in extralinguistic reference,” to use ..."

2. Eternal Possibilities: A Neutral Ground for Meaning and Existence by David Weissman (1977)
"But that does not entail that the sentence must therefore be true of some extralinguistic matter of fact for which the theory cannot provide. ..."

3. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"... of changes must therefore, in as far as possible, be supported by as much evidence as the investigator can obtain, especially extralinguistic evidence. ..."

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