Term: descriptive linguistics: a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: lactate: a salt or ester of lactic acid → 0
Candidate hypernym: ceiba: tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: triolein: a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils → 0
Candidate hypernym: english muffin: round, raised muffin cooked on a griddle; usually split and toasted before being eaten → 0
Candidate hypernym: field: all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event → 0
Candidate hypernym: struggle: strenuous effort → 0
Candidate hypernym: millionth: position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things → 0
Candidate hypernym: nucleic acid: (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells → 0
Candidate hypernym: asclepiadaceae: widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice → 0
Candidate hypernym: subtotal: the sum of part of a group of numbers → 0