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sublingual

/sʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
sub-lin-gual
IPA
/sʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Administered through placement under the tongue.

adj

Situated beneath the tongue.

adj

Of or pertaining to the sublingual gland.

noun

A particular scale near the front of the lower jaw in snakes, usually in a pair.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sublinguālis, from sub- (“under, below, beneath”) + linguālis (“relating to the tongue”); equivalent to sub- + lingual.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sublinguālis

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /sʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/

Inflected Forms

sublinguals (plural)

Derived Forms

sublingually

Phrases

sublingual artery sublingual caruncle sublingual duct sublingual gland sublingual immunotherapy sublingual nerve sublingual nucleus

Frequently Paired Words

see list of routes of administration transglossal translingual

Synonyms

subglossal

Rhymes With

bilingual multilingual lingual monolingual trilingual unilingual interlingual quadrilingual polylingual omnilingual buccolingual panlingual

Questions

How do you pronounce sublingual?
The recorded pronunciation is /sʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/.
What does sublingual mean?
Administered through placement under the tongue.
Where does sublingual come from?
Borrowed from New Latin sublinguālis, from sub- (“under, below, beneath”) + linguālis (“relating to the tongue”); equivalent to sub- + lingual.

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