- paralinguistics
- noun Date: 1958 the study of paralanguage • paralinguistic adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
paralinguistics
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paralinguistics — /par euh ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the study of paralanguage. [1955 60; PARA 1 + LINGUISTICS] * * * … Universalium
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