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linguistics

/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/noun3 syllables

Linguistics means: the humanistic study of language and literature.

Synonyms for linguistics6

noun, as in the humanistic study of language and literature

philology

also used for linguistics

glossology, glottology, linguistry, speechlore, wordlore

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What does linguistics mean?2

noun

1

the humanistic study of language and literature

2

the scientific study of language

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with linguistics?3

three syllables

statisticslogistics

five syllables

characteristics
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Linguistics in a sentence

  • Upon explaining plosives to his class, the linguistics teacher instantly became covered in spit.papabear
  • Yanni is not a linguist but he did study linguistics in college.Amastan
  • This book deals with the new theory of linguistics.CM
  • He is at home in phonetics as well as linguistics.unknown
  • He is absorbed in the study of linguistics.CM
  • She is recognized to be an expert on linguistics.blay_paul
  • They wrote a fascinating book about their research in linguistics.sundown
  • I became interested in linguistics many years ago.rul

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