Linguistics Definition

The scientific study of language and its structure.

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[n] the humanistic study of language and literature
[n] the scientific study of language

Synonyms

philology

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arts, cognitive science, computational linguistics, descriptive linguistics, dialect geography, etymology, historical linguistics, humanistic discipline, humanities, lexicology, liberal arts, linguistic geography, pragmatics, science, scientific discipline, semantics, sociolinguistics, structural linguistics, structuralism, synchronic linguistics

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bowwow theory, comparative linguistics, derivation, descriptive linguistics, dialectology, dingdong theory, etymology, glossematics, glossology, glottochronology, glottology, grammar, graphemics, historical linguistics, language study, lexicology, lexicos

Misc. Definitions

\Lin*guis"tics\ (-t[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F. linguistique.] The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.