supralinguistic

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adjective

That goes beyond language.

OriginEnglish linguistic ← German linguistisch ← Latin lingua →
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Meanings

adjectivesupralinguistic (comparative more supralinguistic, superlative most supralinguistic)

comparative more supralinguistic · superlative most supralinguistic

  1. That goes beyond language.

    Moreover, the range of available expression involves supralinguistic effects such as intonation and bodily movements.

    1993, Linda Lomperis, Sarah Stanbury, Feminist approaches to the body in medieval literature

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  11. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  12. Latindingua
  13. Latinlingua
  14. GermanLinguist
  15. GermanLinguistik
  16. Germanlinguistisch
  17. Englishlinguistic
  18. Englishsupralinguistic

From supra- + linguistic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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