| NOUN | cognition | lexicostatistics | a statistical technique used in glottochronology |
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| Meaning | A statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language. | |
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| Broader | etymology | The study of the sources and development of words |
| Adjectives | lexicostatistic | pertaining to statistical methods used in studying the relations between languages |
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