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linguistics
- /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
- /liŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
Where it comes from
From linguist + -ics, akin to linguistic and Latin linguisticus, coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1847 from German Linguistik.
noun
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The systematic and scholarly study of language.
a branch of linguistics
Similar: glossology, glottology, linguistry, speechlore, wordlore, linguistics
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: philology, language, languages, grammar, lexicology, grammatology, glossology, glottology, etymology, dialectology, phonetics, sociolinguistics, morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics
Translations
Every language
noun scientific study of language
| Español | lingüística, glotología |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 언어학 eoneohak |
| 日本語 | 言語学 gengogaku |
| 中文 | 語言學 /语言学 yǔyánxué, 言語學 /言语学 yányǔxué |
| हिन्दी | भाषाविज्ञान bhāṣāvijñān |
| Kiswahili | isimu |
| Português | linguística |
| Français | linguistique |
| Deutsch | Linguistik, Sprachwissenschaft |
| Italiano | linguistica |
| Ελληνικά | γλωσσολογία glossología |
| Română | lingvistică |
| Русский | языкозна́ние jazykoznánije, лингви́стика lingvístika, языкове́дение jazykovédenije |
| Tiếng Việt | ngôn ngữ học |
| العربية | لِسَانِيَّات lisāniyyāt, عِلْم اللُّغَة ʕilm al-luḡa, لُغَوِيَّات luḡawiyyāt |
| עברית | בַּלְשָׁנוּת balshanút |
Talk about this word "linguistics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/linguistics. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. linguistics. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/linguistics "linguistics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/linguistics.Cite this
@misc{linguistics_2026,
title = {linguistics},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/linguistics},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
