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lexicostatisticses

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lex⋅i⋅co⋅sta⋅tis⋅tics

  [lek-si-koh-stuh-tis-tiks]
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–noun (used with a singular verb) Linguistics.
the statistical study of the vocabulary of a language or languages for historical purposes.

Origin:
1955–60; lexic(on) + -o- + statistics

Related forms:
lex⋅i⋅co⋅sta⋅tis⋅tic, lex⋅i⋅co⋅sta⋅tis⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
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