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Synonyms for lingua

  • noun

Most common

clapper glossa

All synonyms

Noun

tongue, clapper, glossa

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Synonym of tongue.

Related words

Word family
lingual
Phrases
lingua franca

Forms

Plural
linguae → tongues, clappers, glossae…

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Lingua, Expression or Language?

lingua, the tongue) signified originally expression of thought by spoken words, but now in its widest sense it signifies expression of thought by any means; as, the language of the eyes, the language of flowers.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
linguarising
clappersteady
glossafalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
tongue1, glossa
7 letters
clapper2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (clapper2 = 2 syllables).