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linga

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for linga.

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Videos of the survey reveal what appears to be a Shiva linga in a pond used for ablutions 4.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A locality in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of linga gathered in one view.

noun

A locality in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia

noun

Alternative form of lingam. [(Shaivism) The aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for linga.

noun

A locality in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia

noun

Alternative form of lingam. [(Shaivism) The aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.]

Example sentences

1

Videos of the survey reveal what appears to be a Shiva linga in a pond used for ablutions 4.

2

That it is an advantage does not naturally and unfailingly translate into being a linga Franca.

3

The C (or system) ABI is the linga franca of inter-language communication, unless you decide to pay for a network cost.

4

The simple fact is that CT is not a linga franca no matter how much advocates would like it to be.

5

This is why the linga franca of almost all algorithms papers is, in fact, pseudocode.

6

You need to know the linga franca of the trade, not just the textbooks.

7

It's not portable, it's not a linga franca (via FFI for non-C languages), it's not low-overhead, it's not runtime-less,...

8

It's also because it extend C, and C is the linga-franca of programming.

9

That doesn't make them linga franca, which is what Scarbutt was asking about.

10

And C remains the linga franca of FFIs so that's there to stay.

11

After all it's not that long that English became the linga france, we've yet to see more pronounced changes IMO.

12

Does that make ed's command mode the linga franca of text manipulation?

Quote examples

1

The world didn't know 3 words of French when that became dominant "linga franca", and din't know English when that replaced it, either.

2

Correct me if my linga sciencia is a little rusty, but doesn't "something does X, but not if you account for [factors]" literally mean "something does not X"?

3

Switzerland is also French and Italian-speaking (and English is becoming the linga franca more and more, as even Swiss-Germans don't like to speak actual German ("Hochdeutsch") and prefer Schwyzerdütsch).

4

Aside from "linga franca" being literally "French", it's a matter of which group of nations have a tremendously dominant position on the international scene.

Proper noun examples

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For an extreme version of this, where the language isn't just used to replace a few keywords, there's always Linga::Romana::Perligata.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use linga in a sentence?

Videos of the survey reveal what appears to be a Shiva linga in a pond used for ablutions 4.

What does linga mean?

A locality in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia

What part of speech is linga?

linga is commonly used as noun.