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Philology

Criticism; grammatical learning.

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Dialectology 76% connected

That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.

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Lexicology 76% connected

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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Humanities 76% connected

of Humanity

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Philologist 74% connected

One versed in philology.

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Philologist 74% connected

One versed in philology.

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Linguistics 92% connected

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

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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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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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Academy noun · 78% connection

An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university. Popularly, a school, or seminary of learning, holding a ra…

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Active voice noun · 78% connection

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the v…

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Animadversion noun · 78% connection

Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.

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Clause noun · 78% connection

A group of words built around a verb, often with a subject.

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Cohesion noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning.; "While l…

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Coordinate clause noun · 78% connection

a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function

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Critical noun · 78% connection

Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation.

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Decline verb · 78% connection

To inflect, or rehearse in order the changes of grammatical form of; as, to decline a noun or an adjective.

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Element noun · 78% connection

an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and…

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Erudition noun · 78% connection

The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensiv…

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Factor noun · 78% connection

an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and…

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Generative grammar noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite n…

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