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language branch

language branch noun: a subcategory within a language family, which groups together languages that share a common ancestor more recent than the proto-language of the language family.

Noun

language branch (plural language branches)

  1. A subcategory within a language family, which groups together languages that share a common ancestor more recent than the proto-language of the language family.

Forms of language branch

plurallanguage branches

Questions about language branch

What does language branch mean?
Language branch means a subcategory within a language family, which groups together languages that share a common ancestor more recent than the proto-language of the language family.
What part of speech is language branch?
Language branch is a noun.
What is the plural of language branch?
The plural of language branch is language branches.

Words near language branch in the dictionary

  1. language assistants
  2. language barrier
  3. language barriers
  4. language border
  5. language borders
  6. language branch
  7. language branches
  8. language change
  9. language code
  10. language codes
  11. language contact

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