neurolinguistics

Canada, US/nɝoʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/

noun

Science concerned with the human brain mechanisms underlying the comprehension, production and abstract knowledge of language, be it spoken, signed or written.

OriginEnglish linguistics ← Latin lingua ← Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā →
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Meanings

nounneurolinguistics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesScience concerned with the human brain mechanisms underlying the comprehension, production and abstract knowledge of language, be it spoken, signed or written.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  7. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  8. Latindingua
  9. Latinlingua
  10. Englishlinguist
  11. Englishlinguistics
  12. Englishneurolinguistics

From neuro- + linguistics.

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Translations

Catalan neurolingüística
  • neurolingüísticascience
Chinese Mandarin 神經語言學 /神经语言学
  • 神經語言學 /神经语言学 (shénjīng yǔyánxué)science
Czech neurolingvistika
  • neurolingvistikascience
Finnish neurolingvistiikka
  • neurolingvistiikkascience
French neurolinguistique
  • neurolinguistiquescience
German Neurolinguistik
  • Neurolinguistikscience
Hungarian neurolingvisztika
  • neurolingvisztikascience
Polish neurolingwistyka
  • neurolingwistykascience
Portuguese neurolinguística
  • neurolinguísticascience
Russian нейролингви́стика
  • нейролингви́стика (nejrolingvístika)science
Slovak neurolingvistika
  • neurolingvistikascience
Spanish neurolingüística
  • neurolingüísticascience
Ukrainian нейролінгві́стика
  • нейролінгві́стика (nejrolinhvístyka)science
Welsh niwroieithyddiaeth
  • niwroieithyddiaethscience

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with neurolinguistics

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Cite this entry
APA

neurolinguistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurolinguistics

MLA

“neurolinguistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurolinguistics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurolinguistics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurolinguistics.

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