| NOUN | communication | etymologizing, deriving, derivation | (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase |
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| Meaning | (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase. | |
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| Synonyms | deriving, derivation | |
| Category | historical linguistics, diachronic linguistics, diachrony | The study of linguistic change |
| Broader | explanation, account | A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. |
| Spanish | derivación | |
| Catalan | derivació | |
| Verbs | etymologize | construct the history of words |
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