An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
LINGUALLY
linguistically, lingually
(adverb) with respect to language; “linguistically impaired children”; “a lingually diverse population”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
lingually (not comparable)
Towards, or in relation to, the tongue.
In a lingual manner, relating to language or linguistics.
Source: Wiktionary
LINGUAL
Lin"gual, a. Etym: [L. lingua tongue: cf. F. lingual. See Tongue, and cf. Language.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter. Lingual ribbon. (Zoöl.) See Odontophore.
Lin"gual, n.
Definition: 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.
Note: In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as t, th, d, dh, n, are called linguals, cerebrals, or cacuminals. They are uttered with the tip of the tongue turned up and drawn back into the dome of the palate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
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