Lingual

a.	1.	Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.
	2.	lying near the tongue; especially, in dentistry, on the surface of the tooth next to the tongue. Contrasted with buccal, the side of a tooth touching the cheek, i. e. the side opposite to the lingual side. Lingual ribbon (Zool.) See Odontophore.
n.	1.	A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; - a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them.

Adj.	1.	lingual - consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity" Synonyms: linguistic
	2.	lingual - pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue; "lingual inflammation"; "the lingual surface of the teeth"

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