Glottology

/ɡlɒˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The science of languages uncountable

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derivationetymologyglossematicsgrammarlexicologylinguistics

Etymology

Coined based on Ancient Greek γλῶττα (glôtta, “tongue, language”) + -logy. Compare glotto-.

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