Term: lexicostatistics: a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
Candidate hypernym: knowledge domain: the content of a particular field of knowledge → 1
Candidate hypernym: wastrel: someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently → 0
Candidate hypernym: agent: a substance that exerts some force or effect → 0
Candidate hypernym: enumeration: a numbered list → 0
Candidate hypernym: ferry: transport by boat or aircraft → 0
Candidate hypernym: parathelypteris: terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: temazepam: a frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night → 0
Candidate hypernym: eleocharis: sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths → 0
Candidate hypernym: couturier: someone who designs clothing → 0
Candidate hypernym: myrsinaceae: family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida → 0
Candidate hypernym: meatus: a natural body passageway → 0