crosslinguistic

English

Alternative forms

• cross-linguistic

Etymology

From cross- +‎ linguistic.

Adjective

crosslinguistic (not comparable)

1. Spanning more than one language.

   Synonyms: crosslingual, cross-language

   • 2012, Anetta Kopecka, Bhuvana Narasimhan, Events of Putting and Taking: A Crosslinguistic Perspective:

Usage notes

• interlingual is approximately as common as crosslinguistic. By contrast, crosslingual and cross-language are relatively rare.
• The meanings of crosslinguistic and interlingual seem slightly different.

Derived terms

• crosslinguistically

See also

• interlingual
• interlinguistic
• intralingual
• intralinguistic

Further reading

• “crosslinguistic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “crosslinguistic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “crosslinguistic”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “cross-linguistic” under “cross-”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “crosslinguistic”, in Wordnik.
• crosslinguistic, cross - linguistic, crosslingual, cross - lingual, interlingual, inter - lingual, cross - language at Google Ngram Viewer
• crosslinguistic * at Google Ngram Viewer
• interlingual * at Google Ngram Viewer