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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 lin·gual /ˈlɪŋgwəl ||ˈlɪŋgjəwəl/
 (a.)舌的,舌音的,語言的舌音,舌音字

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 lin·gual /ˈlɪŋg(jə)wəl/ 形容詞
 舌的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Lin·gual a.
 1. Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.
 Lingual ribbon. Zool. See Odontophore.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Lin·gual, n. A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them.
 Note: ☞ In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as ṭ, ṭh, ḍ, ḍh, ṇ, are called linguals, cerebrals, or cacuminals. They are uttered with the tip of the tongue turned up and drawn back into the dome of the palate.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 lingual
      adj 1: consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior";
             "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity" [syn: linguistic]
             [ant: nonlinguistic]
      2: pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue;
         "lingual inflammation"; "the lingual surface of the teeth"