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Lexicology

The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.

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Linguistics 76% connected

The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.

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Philology 76% connected

Criticism; grammatical learning.

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Toponomy 76% connected

The designation of position and direction.

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Ancestry noun · 78% connection

the hereditary derivation of an individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

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Birthplace noun · 78% connection

where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"

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Blood noun · 78% connection

the hereditary derivation of an individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

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Blood kinship noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Blood line noun · 78% connection

the hereditary derivation of an individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

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Bloodline noun · 78% connection

the hereditary derivation of an individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

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Cognate noun · 78% connection

a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

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Cognate word noun · 78% connection

a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

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Cognation noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Consanguinity noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Cradle noun · 78% connection

where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"

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Derivation noun · 78% connection

the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish…

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Derivative noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "‘electricity’ is a derivative of ‘electric’"

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Descent noun · 78% connection

the hereditary derivation of an individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

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Diachronic linguistics noun · 78% connection

the study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and diachrony of language"

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Diachrony noun · 78% connection

the study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and diachrony of language"

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Etymological adjective · 78% connection

based on or belonging to etymology; "I merely drew an etymological distinction"

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Etymologist noun · 78% connection

a lexicographer who specializes in etymology

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Anthropography noun · 78% connection

That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by…

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Atmology noun · 78% connection

That branch of science which treats of the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapor.

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Biology noun · 78% connection

The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of…

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Branch noun · 78% connection

Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler…

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Chemistry noun · 78% connection

That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterati…

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Chrematistics noun · 78% connection

The science of wealth; the science, or a branch of the science, of political economy.

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Conjugate adjective · 78% connection

Agreeing in derivation and radical signification; -- said of words.

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Dialectics noun · 78% connection

That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning; the application of logical principles to discursive reasoning; th…

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Electro-chemistry noun · 78% connection

That branch of science which treats of the relation of electricity to chemical changes.

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Electro-dynamics noun · 78% connection

The branch of science which treats of the properties of electric currents; dynamical electricity.

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Electro-kinetics noun · 78% connection

That branch of electrical science which treats of electricity in motion.

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Electro-therapeutics noun · 78% connection

The branch of medical science which treats of the applications agent.

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