Term: historical linguistics: the study of linguistic change
Candidate hypernym: linguistics: the scientific study of language → 1
Candidate hypernym: sales incentive: remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal → 0
Candidate hypernym: ionization: the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas → 0
Candidate hypernym: lawn: a field of cultivated and mowed grass → 0
Candidate hypernym: agreeableness: a temperamental disposition to be agreeable → 0
Candidate hypernym: pannier: a large basket (usually one of a pair) carried by a beast of burden or on by a person → 0
Candidate hypernym: valetudinarian: weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health → 0
Candidate hypernym: cardamom: rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning → 0
Candidate hypernym: crack: a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts → 0
Candidate hypernym: cd-rom drive: a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played' → 0
Candidate hypernym: bop: an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) → 0