lin·guis·tic \liŋˈgwistik, -tēk\adjective alsolin·guist·i·cal\-tə̇kəl, -tēk-\ Etymology:linguist + -ic or -ical 1.: of or relating to language or to the knowledge or study of languages : relating to linguistics or to the affinities of languages < linguistic studies > < the linguistic point of view > 2.: constituting language < nonliterary linguistic acts — Joshua Whatmough >