Found 2 items, similar to Linguistics.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: linguistics
linguistics
n 1: the scientific study of language
2: the humanistic study of language and literature [syn:
philology]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Linguistics
Linguistics
\Lin*guis"tics\ (l[i^][ng]*gw[i^]s"t[i^]ks), n. [Cf.
F. linguistique.]
The science of languages, or of the origin, signification,
and application of words; glossology.
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