styl ‧ is ‧ tics /staɪˈlɪstɪks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ style , ↑ styling , ↑ stylishness , ↑ stylist , ↑ stylistics , ↑ stylization ; adjective : ↑ stylish , ↑ stylistic , ↑ stylized ; adverb : ↑ stylishly , ↑ stylistically ; verb : ↑ style ]
the study of style in written or spoken language