"glossal" meaning in English

See glossal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡlɒs.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡlɒs.l̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡlɑs.əl/ [General-American], /ˈɡlɔs.əl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glossal.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɒsəl Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal From Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “a tongue”) + English -al. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|grc:γλῶσσᾰ<t:a tongue>|-al|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "γλῶχες", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "feminine suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-is", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro", "pos" : "i-stem suffix" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro", "pos" : "neuter plural suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ih₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ια", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "afeq", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "γλῶσσᾰ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-al", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "glossal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="glossal"> From Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “a tongue”) + English -al. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} glossal (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy, rare) Of or relating to the tongue. Tags: not-comparable, rare Synonyms: lingual [common] Translations (Translations): kieli- (Finnish), glossaalinen (Finnish), γλωσσικός (glossikós) (Greek)
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          "word": "aglossal"
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        },
        {
          "word": "entoglossal"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "hypoglossal"
        },
        {
          "word": "labioglossal"
        },
        {
          "word": "palatoglossal"
        },
        {
          "word": "pharyngoglossal"
        },
        {
          "word": "retroglossal"
        },
        {
          "word": "styloglossal"
        },
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          "word": "subglossal"
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          "word": "thyroglossal"
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          "lang_code": "fi",
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          "word": "kieli-"
        },
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          "word": "γλωσσικός"
        }
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    },
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}
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