speechlore

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speechlore

/ˈspiːt͡ʃˌlɔː/ UK
/ˈspit͡ʃˌloɹ/ US

noun

uncountable The science, study, or knowledge of language or speech; linguistics. I know it may be said that place names are very unsafe ground, as they are mostly taken by wild casts of thought ; but the truth is that they are more or less trustworthy, as they are taken upon wider or narrower grounds of speechlore.
nonce word, uncountable Philology; grammar. After the publication of Redecraft, nearly all William Barnes's literary energies were given to "Speechlore," as he called Philology.

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@misc{speechlore_2026,
  title = {speechlore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/speechlore},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}