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paralinguistics

Syllables: para·lin·guis·ticsUK/pæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/US/ˌpæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/

paralinguistics noun: the study of paralanguage.

Noun

paralinguistics (uncountable)

  1. The study of paralanguage.

Origin of paralinguistics

From para- + linguistics.

Words that rhyme with paralinguistics

Questions about paralinguistics

What does paralinguistics mean?
Paralinguistics means the study of paralanguage.
What part of speech is paralinguistics?
Paralinguistics is a noun.
How do you pronounce paralinguistics?
Paralinguistics is pronounced /pæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (UK).

Words near paralinguistics in the dictionary

  1. paralinear
  2. paralinearity
  3. paralingual
  4. paralinguistic
  5. paralinguistically
  6. paralinguistics
  7. paralinin
  8. paralious
  9. paralipomena
  10. paralipomenon
  11. paralipses

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