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Lexicostatistic

Definition:

Lexicostatistic is a method used in linguistics to estimate the genetic relatedness between languages based on their lexical similarities and differences.

Examples:

Noun: Lexicostatistics is widely used by linguists to study language families.

Adjective: The lexicostatistic approach provides valuable insights into language evolution.

Adverb: The researcher analyzed the data lexicostatistically to determine the language relationships.

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