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sociolinguistic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌsəʊsi.əʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
  • /ˌsəʊʃjəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to sociolinguistics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to sociolinguistics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekw- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *sokwéh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokwh2ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokwyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin sociusder. English socio- English linguistic English sociolinguistic From socio- + linguistic.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sosiolinguistiese — pertaining to sociolinguistics
  • Catalan: sociolingüístic — pertaining to sociolinguistics
  • Dutch: sociolinguïstisch — pertaining to sociolinguistics
  • Finnish: sosiolingvistinen — pertaining to sociolinguistics
  • Galician: sociolingüístico — pertaining to sociolinguistics
  • German: soziolinguistisch — pertaining to sociolinguistics
  • Irish: sochtheangeolaíoch — pertaining to sociolinguistics
  • Italian: sociolinguistico — pertaining to sociolinguistics
  • Norman: sociolîndgistique — pertaining to sociolinguistics
  • Occitan: sociolingüistic — pertaining to sociolinguistics
  • Portuguese: sociolinguístico — pertaining to sociolinguistics
  • Russian: социолингвистический (sociolingvističeskij) — pertaining to sociolinguistics
  • Spanish: sociolingüístico — pertaining to sociolinguistics