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lexicostatistic

adj. pertaining to statistical methods used in studying the relations between languages; "lexicostatistic techiques"

Usage examples of "lexicostatistic".

Linguistic software had analysed the dozen or so Stoner dialects carried by the expedition members, applying complex lexicostatistic models to merge these modes of speech into a new, planetwide dialect for Resurgam as a whole.