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

correlation collapse: a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other; a reciprocal relation between two or more things

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

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

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)

simile collapse: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

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

confrontation collapse: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"; a hostile disagreement face-to-face; discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions; a bold challenge

analogy collapse: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up"; an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

allegory collapse: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

metaphor collapse: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

origin collapse: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"; the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero; an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

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'

relation collapse: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together; (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups; "international relations"; an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"

contrast collapse: the act of distinguishing by comparing differences; the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness); the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors; the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"; put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"; to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"

opposition collapse: a body of people united in opposing something; the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"; a contestant that you are matched against; a direction opposite to another; the relation between opposed entities

proportion collapse: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin; magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"; the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole; adjust in size relative to other things; give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"

herpetology collapse: the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians

comparative collapse: the comparative form of an adjective; "`better' is the comparative of `good'"; having significance only in relation to something else; "a comparative newcomer"; relating to or based on or involving comparison; "comparative linguistics"

pertinent collapse: having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point"

internal medicine collapse: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)

comparable collapse: able to be compared or worthy of comparison; conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"

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