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crosslinguistic

adjective cross·lin·guis·tic \-liŋ-ˈgwis-tik\

Definition of CROSSLINGUISTIC

:  of or relating to languages of different families and types; especially :  relating to the comparison of different languages
cross·lin·guis·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of CROSSLINGUISTIC

1954

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