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1. ((used with a sing. v.)) lexicostatistics
the statistical study of the vocabulary of a language or languages for historical purposes.

Etymology: (1955–60)

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1. (noun) lexicostatistics
a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language

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