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lingu
(LIN-gwuh)tongue or language
Latin for tongue, the body part we use to speak — and by extension, language itself.
rootLatin
CommunicationSpellings:lingulangu
Example words
language
the words a group of people uses to communicate
bilingual
able to speak two languages
linguist
a person who studies languages
multilingual
able to speak many languages
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 7, 8
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
Communication. Roots about writing, speaking, and the words we use.
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