linguistics
Translation
linguistics
Examples
She is studying linguistics at university.
She is studying linguistics at university.
Grammar Patterns
(uncountable noun) linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of language.
Similar Words
Synonyms: philology, semantics, phonetics
Etymology
From Latin 'lingua' (language) plus the suffix '-ics', which denotes a field of study (e.g., physics, mathematics).
Memory Tips
Remember it as 'the science (-ics) of language (lingua)'.