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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

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)

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'

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

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

paranoid collapse: a person afflicted with paranoia; suffering from paranoia

schizophrenic collapse: someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia; suffering from some form of schizophrenia; "schizophrenic patients"

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

unbalanced collapse: debits and credits are not equal; being or thrown out of equilibrium

schizoid collapse: marked by withdrawal and inability to form close relationships; of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia

distraught collapse: deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"

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

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