Term: lexicostatistics: a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
Candidate hypernym: etymology: the study of the sources and development of words → 1
Candidate hypernym: free house: a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale → 0
Candidate hypernym: brake disk: a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads → 0
Candidate hypernym: roll-on: a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips → 0
Candidate hypernym: virtue: morality with respect to sexual relations → 0
Candidate hypernym: scarabaeidae: scarab or dung beetles → 0
Candidate hypernym: once-over: a swift cursory examination or inspection → 0
Candidate hypernym: orpiment: a yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic → 0
Candidate hypernym: harborage: (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship) → 0
Candidate hypernym: tier: one of two or more layers one atop another → 0
Candidate hypernym: outgrowth: a natural consequence of development → 0