quasilinguistic

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adjective

Having, or appearing to have, certain aspects or properties of linguistics; apparently, but not actually, linguistic.

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Meanings

adjectivequasilinguistic (comparative more quasilinguistic, superlative most quasilinguistic)

comparative more quasilinguistic · superlative most quasilinguistic

  1. Having, or appearing to have, certain aspects or properties of linguistics; apparently, but not actually, linguistic.

    Following the Gardners' lead, several other scientists have trained other great apes to use a quasilinguistic communication system.

    1996, Stuart Hirschberg, Essential strategies of argument

Origin

From quasi- + linguistic.

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quasilinguistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasilinguistic

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“quasilinguistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasilinguistic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quasilinguistic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasilinguistic.

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