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Linguistics

The scientific study of human language.

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Hyponym

Language; Linguistics

In linguistics, a hyponym is a word or phrase whose semantic range is included within that of another word. For example, scarlet, vermilion, carmine, and crimson are all hyponyms of red (their ...

Thesaurus

Language; Linguistics

The word thesaurus is derived from 16th century New Latin, in turn from Latin thesaurus, from ancient Greek θησαυρός thesauros, "store-house", "treasury". Besides its meaning as a treasury or ...

Taxonomy was once only the science of classifying living organisms (alpha taxonomy), but later the word was applied in a wider sense, and may also refer to either a classification of things, or the ...

Francophone

Language; Linguistics

The adjective francophone means French-speaking, usually as a primary language and can refer to people, groups or places.

Anglophone

Language; Linguistics

The adjective anglophone means English-speaking, usually as a primary language, and can refer to people, groups or places.

Homonym

Language; Linguistics

Homonym is a word that has the same pronunciation and spelling as another word, but a different meaning. Example: The word stalk, meaning either part of a plant or to follow (someone) around. A ...

Node

Language; Linguistics

A node is a device that is connected as part of a computer network. Every node must have a MAC address or Data Link Control address if it is at least an OSI model layer 2 device. Nodes can be ...