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lexicostatistics

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on the proportion of cognates.

uncountable

Equivalents

1 more languages
Bahasa Indonesialeksikostatistik

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

lexicosyntactic pattern lexicosyntax lexidronam Lexie lexifier lexigram

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