stylistics

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/staɪˈlɪstɪks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stī lis′tiks)


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sty•lis•tics  (stī lis′tiks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. Linguistics, Literaturethe study and description of the choices of linguistic expression that are characteristic of a group or an individual in specific communicative settings, esp. in literary works.
  • 1840–50; see stylistic, -ics
sty•lis•ti•cian  (stī′li stish′ən),USA pronunciation n. 

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