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Categories: English nouns | Indo-European root *dn̥ghū-
Tongue
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English
Etymology
From , from tunge. Cognates include lingua.
Pronunciation
- tŭng, /tʌŋ/, /tVN/
Noun
tongue (plural tongues)
- The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
- A language.
- He was speaking in his native tongue.
Synonyms
Translations
organ
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language See language
Related terms
- mother tongue
- speak in tongues
- tongue depressor
- tongue sandwich
- tongue-tied
- tongue twister
- tongue and groove
Categories: English nouns | Indo-European root *dn̥ghū-
10-26-2009 07:45:12
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