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linguistry

linguistry noun: linguistics.

Noun

linguistry (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) linguistics
    • Yet these parrots, with a bit of dead linguistry, which a Grecian ploughboy or milkmaid would have laughed at, thought themselves, and were thought by others, mighty fine scholars; and, as is frequently the case even now, very competent to instruct others.1832, William Hone, The Year Book, of Daily Recreation & Information
    • While theoretical linguistics might be compared to botany as the study of plants, practical linguistics, or linguistry, can be compared to forestry or gardening, horticulture, soil cultivation, or arboreal practices.2012, Mikhail Epstein, Igor E. Klyukanov, The Transformative Humanities: A Manifesto - Page 102

Origin of linguistry

From linguist + -ry.

Questions about linguistry

What does linguistry mean?
Linguistry means linguistics.
What part of speech is linguistry?
Linguistry is a noun.

Words near linguistry in the dictionary

  1. linguisticized
  2. linguisticizes
  3. linguisticizing
  4. linguisticky
  5. linguistics
  6. linguistry
  7. linguists
  8. linguiça
  9. linguiças
  10. lingula
  11. lingulae

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