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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
The science of language; linguistics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The naming of parts of plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
The definition and explanation of terms in constructing a glossary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences
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noun
The diagnosis of disease by examination of the tongue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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History
From Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue; language”) + -ology.
