lex|i|co|sta|tis|tics

lex|i|co|sta|tis|tics
lex|i|co|sta|tis|tics «LEHK suh koh stuh TIHS tihks», noun.
Linguistics. a method of dating languages, or the separation of related languages, by making statistical comparisons of their basic vocabularies; glottochronology.

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  • lexicostatistics — lex•i•co•sta•tis•tics [[t]ˌlɛk sɪ koʊ stəˈtɪs tɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) ling. the statistical study of the vocabulary of a language or languages for historical purposes • Etymology: 1955–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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