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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paleolinguistics

/ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-le-olin-guis-tics
IPA
/ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of the distant human past by linguistic means.

Uncountable

noun

The study of prehistoric languages using linguistic evidence alone to try to reconstruct them.

Uncountable

Etymology

From paleo- + linguistics.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Linguistics.

Frequently Paired Words

linguistics paleolinguist archaeolinguistics

Questions

How do you pronounce paleolinguistics?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/.
What does paleolinguistics mean?
The study of the distant human past by linguistic means.
Where does paleolinguistics come from?
From paleo- + linguistics.

How to pronounce paleolinguistics

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