glossematics

noun plural but singular in construction

glos·​se·​mat·​ics

-ˈmatiks

: linguistic analysis based on the distribution and interrelationship of glossemes

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary glossemat- (from glosseme) + -ics

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