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stylistics

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of literary style, and how it changes within different contexts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: estilística — study of literary style
  • Belarusian: стылі́стыка (stylístyka) — study of literary style
  • Catalan: estilística — study of literary style
  • Chinese Mandarin: 文體學 /文体学 (wéntǐxué) — study of literary style
  • Czech: stylistika — study of literary style
  • Danish: stilistik — study of literary style
  • Dutch: stilistiek — study of literary style
  • Dutch: stijlleer — study of literary style
  • French: stylistique — study of literary style
  • German: Stilistik — study of literary style
  • Greek: υφολογία (yfología) — study of literary style
  • Hungarian: stilisztika — study of literary style
  • Italian: stilistica — study of literary style
  • Japanese: 文体論 (buntairon) — study of literary style
  • Latvian: stilistika — study of literary style
  • Mongolian: найруулгазүй (najruulgazüj) — study of literary style
  • Mongolian: ᠨᠠᠢᠢᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠵᠦᠢ (naiiraɣulɣ-a ǰüi) — study of literary style
  • Polish: stylistyka — study of literary style
  • Portuguese: estilística — study of literary style
  • Russian: стили́стика (stilístika) — study of literary style
  • Lower Sorbian: stilistika — study of literary style
  • Spanish: estilística — study of literary style
  • Swedish: stilistik — study of literary style
  • Turkish: biçem bilimi — study of literary style
  • Turkish: biçembilim — study of literary style
  • Ukrainian: стилі́стика (stylístyka) — study of literary style
  • Welsh: arddulleg — study of literary style