lexicostatistics
/,lɛksəkoʊstə'tɪstɪks/
noun
16 letters6 syllables27 points in Scrabble®30 points in WWF®
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NOUN
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A statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language.
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Related formlexicostatistic
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Pig Latinexicostatisticslay
Starts & ends withL … S
Syllableslex · i · co · sta · tis · tics
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