Associations to the word «Lexicostatistics»
Verb
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Wiktionary
LEXICOSTATISTICS, noun. Statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on the proportion of cognates.
Dictionary definition
LEXICOSTATISTICS, noun. A statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language.
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.