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Psycholinguistics Definition & Meaning

psycholinguistics
noun
  1. the branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance

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What does psycholinguistics mean?
the branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance
What part of speech is psycholinguistics?
Psycholinguistics is a noun.

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