anglistics

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Anglistics¹

Rhymes with -ɪstɪks

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Modification of German Anglistik, from Anglist (“Anglist or Anglicist”) + -ik (“-ics”). By surface analysis, Anglo- + -ist + -ics, Anglo- + -istics, or Anglist + -ics.

noun anglistics

  1. rare, uncountable Synonym of English studies. The history of our English department thus begins with one of the greatest names that Anglistics in America has to offer.

    Similar: English studies

anglistics²

noun

  1. uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Anglistics As a result, there is a marked tendency in contemporary poetry studies towards what may be viewed as a kind ofcomparative anglistics.

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"anglistics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anglistics.

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@misc{anglistics_2026,
  title = {anglistics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anglistics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}