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neurolinguistics

[ noor-oh-ling-gwis-tiks, nyoor- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊ lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪks, ˌnyʊər- /
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noun (used with a singular verb)
the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.
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Origin of neurolinguistics

First recorded in 1960–65; neuro- + linguistics

OTHER WORDS FROM neurolinguistics

neu·ro·lin·guist, nounneu·ro·lin·guis·tic, adjective

Words nearby neurolinguistics

neurol., neurolemma, neuroleptanalgesia, neuroleptic, neurolinguistic programming, neurolinguistics, neurological, neurologist, neurology, neurolysis, neuroma
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British Dictionary definitions for neurolinguistics

neurolinguistics
/ (ˌnjʊərəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the branch of linguistics that deals with the encoding of the language faculty in the brain
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