linguistics
Pronunciation: /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
The English word “linguistics” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- The systematic and scholarly study of language.
Etymology
From linguist + -ics, akin to linguistic and Latin linguisticus, coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1847 from German Linguistik.
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