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The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's very satisfying to be included in this group of writers. Here's a koan: Could O. Henry win an O. Henry?
Tony D'Souza

Meaning of "lingua" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LINGUA

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LINGUA

lingua  [ˈlɪŋɡwə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LINGUA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lingua is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LINGUA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lingua

Lingua: An International Review of General Linguistics is a peer-reviewed academic journal of general linguistics that was established in 1949 and is published by Elsevier. Its current editor-in-chief is Johan Rooryck.

Definition of lingua in the English dictionary

The definition of lingua in the dictionary is any tongue-like structure.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LINGUA


interlingua
ˌɪntəˈlɪŋɡwə
Managua
məˈnæɡwə
periagua
ˌpɛrɪˈɑːɡwə
piragua
pɪˈrɑːɡwə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LINGUA

lingster
lingua franca
linguae
linguae francae
lingual
lingual titubation
lingually
linguica
linguiform
linguine
linguini
linguist
linguister
linguistic
linguistic atlas
linguistic borrowing
linguistic geographer
linguistic geography
linguistic philosophy
linguistical

WORDS THAT END LIKE LINGUA

Aconcagua
Antigua
aqua
atua
aua
Chihuahua
continua
Joshua
Lake Managua
Lake Nicaragua
mantua
Nicaragua
Padua
Papua
qua
Quechua
Rancagua
Rotorua
tegua
ua

Synonyms and antonyms of lingua in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lingua» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LINGUA

Find out the translation of lingua to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lingua from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lingua» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lingua
570 millions of speakers

English

lingua
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जिह्वा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لسان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лингва
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lingua
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lingua
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lingua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lingua
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

링구아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lingua
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lingua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மொழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भाषा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lingua
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lingua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lingua
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лінгва
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lingua
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lingua
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lingua
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lingua
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lingua
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lingua

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LINGUA»

The term «lingua» is very widely used and occupies the 9.582 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «lingua» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of lingua
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «lingua».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LINGUA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lingua» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lingua» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lingua

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «LINGUA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lingua.
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Tony D'Souza
The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's very satisfying to be included in this group of writers. Here's a koan: Could O. Henry win an O. Henry?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LINGUA»

Discover the use of lingua in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lingua and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
English as a Lingua Franca: attitude and identity
This book explores attitudes related to English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and the implications for student identities.
Jennifer Jenkins, 2007
2
English as a Lingua Franca: A Corpus-based Analysis
Using a corpus of data drawn from naturally-occurring second language conversations, this book explores the role of idiomaticity in English as a native language, and its comparative role in English as a lingua franca.
Luke Prodromou, 2008
3
Lingua Franca in the Mediterranean
It was/ is the experimentcharacteristic of administration seeking means to express authority: one consequence was elevation of a local idiom to the status of lingua franca. Now, another term for that product is koine, which, however, I have ...
J. E. Wansborough, 2013
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English as a Lingua Franca in Higher Education: A ...
Review text: This book is an important contribution to research on multilingualism: the author does not only discuss theoretical aspects of this research field but also attempts to verify theoretical premises with respect to their empirical ...
Ute Smit, 2010
5
De Lingua Belief
An investigation into the beliefs speakers have about language-their de lingua beliefs-that examines the genesis of these beliefs and the central explanatory role they play in the use and understanding of language.
Robert Fiengo, 2006
6
Lingua Et Linguistica 1.2
Lingua et Linguistica is part of the JLL Project: Language Linguistics Literature Learning published in association with Shakespeare Centre Press, and linked to the on-line journals of the Project: Journal of Language and Linguistics, ...
Graeme Davis, 2007
7
Language of the Third Reich: LTI: Lingua Tertii Imperii
First published in 1957, The Language of the Third Reich arose from Klemperer's conviction that the language of the Third Reich helped to create its culture.
Victor Klemperer, 2013
8
Pidgins, Creoles and Lingua Francas: A Sociolinguistic Study
Includes reference to Australian Aborigines, pp. 93-94.
Max K. Adler, 1977
9
The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel
In this provocative and persuasive new book, Nicholas Ostler challenges our assumption that English will continue to dominate as the global lingua franca.
Nicholas Ostler, 2010
10
English as a Lingua Franca in ASEAN: A Multilingual Model
The aim of this book is to explore questions such as these and then make recommendations on language policy and language education for regional policymakers.
Andy Kirkpatrick, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LINGUA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lingua is used in the context of the following news items.
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But, Seriously – Lingua Franca - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher …
Anyone who reads college papers — and who pays attention to the punctuation therein — will recognize a fairly recent trend of students ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jul 15»
2
BBC Sport - Tour de France: Why are Team Sky attracting doubters?
Using the lexicon of suspicion that has become the lingua franca of late, Thomas' ride was "pas normal", a phrase used by Lance Armstrong to ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
3
Up in the Air: Meet the Man Who Flies Around the World for Free …
Paranoia is the lingua franca of all Hobbyists, and now is a good time to be pessimistic. Earlier this year, Delta and United both switched to ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
4
'Civic Eagle' App Wants To Bring Americans Face To Face In Online …
The feature that makes Civic Eagle worth keeping an eye on, however, is its use of 30-45 second videos, the lingua franca of modern mobile ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Honda to switch to English | theSundaily
... its decision to make English the corporate lingua franca recognises the future of Honda's operations to grow more in the international arena, ... «The Sun Daily, Jul 15»
6
Wray: Ave Atque Vale: Remembering Lurlene Todd - Roanoke Times
... me through four years of Latin, and who was to instill in me a lifelong love of what was her passion, and thus became mine: Latina Lingua? «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
7
Gay Men Whining About Their Big Gay Accents - Breitbart
The Big Gay Accent; it's the lingua franca of gay men from Santa Monica to Chelsea and everywhere in between. For all we know gay men in ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
8
Commentary: Pramoedya's Brilliant 'Bumi Manusia' Should Be …
... injustices of a colonial society by writing for his own people in their lingua franca. She is one of the great female characters of world literature. «Jakarta Globe, Jul 15»
9
Life across the digital divide - Livemint
My friends tell me that these are the lingua franca of people who live a digital life, who are digitally inclusive, who are connected, and who send ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
10
The Spectator at war: Magnanimity in stone - Spectator Blogs
For example, the great officials of Venice were content with no less a title than “Magnifico,” and it is from the Italian lingua franca of the Levant ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lingua [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lingua>. Apr 2024 ».
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