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lin⋅guis⋅tics

[ling-gwis-tiks]
–noun (used with a singular verb)
the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.

Origin:
1850–55; see linguistic, -ics
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lin·guis·tics   (lĭng-gwĭs'tĭks)   
n.   (used with a sing. verb)
The study of the nature, structure, and variation of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, and pragmatics.
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