macrolinguistics
macrolinguistics noun: the study of language (rather than individual languages).
Noun
macrolinguistics (uncountable)
- The study of language (rather than individual languages).
- Antonyms:
- microlinguistics
Antonyms of macrolinguistics
Origin of macrolinguistics
From macro- + linguistics.
Questions about macrolinguistics
- What does macrolinguistics mean?
- Macrolinguistics means the study of language (rather than individual languages).
- What part of speech is macrolinguistics?
- Macrolinguistics is a noun.
Words near macrolinguistics in the dictionary
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