'Linguistics' definitions:

Definition of 'linguistics'

(from WordNet)
noun
The scientific study of language
noun
The humanistic study of language and literature [syn: linguistics, philology]

Definition of 'Linguistics'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster] lingulae

Synonyms of 'linguistics'

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