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noun (used with a singular verb)
the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.
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Linguistics
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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- Linguistics experts believe that endangered languages around the world are slipping out of our heritage at the rate of one a day.
- It's got the tie-in to hobo language, which is really cool from a linguistics point of view.
- The linguist wants them to see how wordplay and humor can be enriched by the study of linguistics.
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World English Dictionary
| linguistics (lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks) | |
| —n | |
| (functioning as singular) historical linguistics See also descriptive linguistics the scientific study of language | |
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