ludling

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noun

A linguistic system that alters the forms (but not their meanings) of a source language via simple phonological and/or morphological transformations, such as affixation, reduplication, truncation, phoneme substitution, syllable transposition, etc.

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language game
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Meanings

nounludling (plural ludlings)

plural ludlings

  1. human sciencesA linguistic system that alters the forms (but not their meanings) of a source language via simple phonological and/or morphological transformations, such as affixation, reduplication, truncation, phoneme substitution, syllable transposition, etc.

    Synonyms: language game

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA linguistic system that alters the forms (but not their meanings) of a source language via simple phonological and/or morphological transformations, such as affixation, reduplication, truncation, phoneme substitution, syllable transposition, etc.

Similar
language game
Also see
language game

Origin

Blend of Latin ludus (“play; game”) + a clipping of Latin lingua (“language”). The term was first introduced by Donald Laycock (1972).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dulling
Cite this entry
APA

ludling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ludling

MLA

“ludling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ludling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ludling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ludling.

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