Linguistics Lin*guis"tics (l[i^][ng]*gw[i^]s"t[i^]ks), n. [Cf.
F. linguistique.]
The science of languages, or of the origin, signification,
and application of words; glossology.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44
The word linguistics does not occur under any label/subject