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paleolinguistics

/ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/

paleolinguistics noun: the study of the distant human past by linguistic means.

Noun

paleolinguistics (uncountable)

  1. The study of the distant human past by linguistic means.
  2. The study of prehistoric languages using linguistic evidence alone to try to reconstruct them.

Origin of paleolinguistics

From paleo- + linguistics.

Questions about paleolinguistics

What does paleolinguistics mean?
Paleolinguistics means the study of the distant human past by linguistic means.
What part of speech is paleolinguistics?
Paleolinguistics is a noun.
How do you pronounce paleolinguistics?
Paleolinguistics is pronounced /ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/.

Words near paleolinguistics in the dictionary

  1. paleolimnologic
  2. paleolimnological
  3. paleolimnologist
  4. paleolimnologists
  5. paleolimnology
  6. paleolinguistics
  7. paleoliquefaction
  8. paleolith
  9. paleolithic
  10. paleolithical
  11. paleoliths

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