Linguistics - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Linguistics :  (noun)
1: the scientific study of language
2: the humanistic study of language and literature [syn: philology]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Linguistics : \Lin*guis"tics\ (-t[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F. linguistique.] The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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