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applied linguistics, 
    1. Linguisticslinguistic theory as applied to such fields as lexicography, psychology, the teaching of reading, the creation of orthographies, and esp. language teaching.
    2. Linguisticsthe study of practical applications of linguistics, as to telephone engineering, data processing, and data retrieval.
    • 1955–60

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