noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Correct speaking or the correct use of words. uncountable
2. 2
   Homologous sequences descended from the same ancestral sequence for which function of the gene or sequence has been conserved across evolutionary time. uncountable

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ortholinguistics

Etymology

From ortho- + -logy.

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