linguistics, philology
(noun) the humanistic study of language and literature
linguistics
(noun) the scientific study of language
Source: WordNet® 3.1
linguistics (uncountable)
The scientific study of language.
• glossology, glottology
• linguistry
• speechlore
• See also linguistics
• linguicists
Source: Wiktionary
Lin*guis"tics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. linguistique.]
Definition: The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
