linguistics

English

/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/, /liŋˈɡwɪstɪks/

noun
Definitions
  • The scientific study of language.

Etymology

Suffix from English linguist derived from German Linguistik (linguistics).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Linguistik

Gloss

linguistics

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