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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An academic discipline involving the analysis and implications of the geographical location, distribution and structure of language varieties within a temporal framework, either in isolation or in contact and/or conflict with one another. uncountable

Example

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"Do you want to know everything about geolinguistics?"

Etymology

From geo- + linguistics.

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