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Definition of linguistics noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

linguistics

noun
 
/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
 
/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
 [uncountable] (linguistics)
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  1. the scientific study of language or of particular languages see also applied linguistics, comparative linguistics, computational linguistics, historical linguistics, structural linguisticsTopics Educationc2, Languagec2
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    • contemporary
    • modern
    • applied
    • …
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