Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

linguistry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lin-guistry
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yet these parrots, with a bit of dead linguistry, which a Grecian ploughboy or milkmaid would have laughed at, thought themselves, and were thought by others, mighty fine scholars; and, as is frequently the case even now, very competent to instruct others."
"While theoretical linguistics might be compared to botany as the study of plants, practical linguistics, or linguistry, can be compared to forestry or gardening, horticulture, soil cultivation, or arboreal practices."

Etymology

From linguist + -ry.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: linguist

Usage

Questions

What does linguistry mean?: linguistics
Where does linguistry come from?: From linguist + -ry.

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