Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posterolingual

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pos-terolin-gual
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or attached to, the base of the tongue

Etymology

From postero- + lingual.

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Questions

What does posterolingual mean?
Relating to, or attached to, the base of the tongue
Where does posterolingual come from?
From postero- + lingual.

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