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mutation collapse: a change or alteration in form or qualities; (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

phonetics collapse: the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis

phonology collapse: the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes

gradation collapse: the act of arranging in grades; relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"

linguistics collapse: the humanistic study of language and literature; the scientific study of language

lexicology collapse: the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language

etymology collapse: the study of the sources and development of words; a history of a word

distinctly collapse: clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation"; to a distinct degree; "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"; in a distinct and distinguishable manner; "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion"

clearly collapse: without doubt or question; "they were clearly lost"; "history has clearly shown the folly of that policy"; in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear"

expressly collapse: with_specific_intentions; for the express purpose; "she needs the money expressly for her patients"; in an explicit manner; "he stated expressly that the needed the money by tomorrow"

plainly collapse: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"

paleography collapse: the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them)

grammar collapse: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology)

morphology collapse: the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants; the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms; the admissible arrangement of sounds in words; studies of the rules for forming admissible words

derivation collapse: the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin; drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation; drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body; a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions; the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"; (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'

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