"cognacy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cognacies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cognacy (countable and uncountable, plural cognacies)
  1. (linguistics) The relationship between cognates; the condition of sharing a common ancestor term in another language. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms (relationship between cognates): cognateness, cognancy
    Sense id: en-cognacy-en-noun-T65XLgJN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'relationship between cognates': 89 11
  2. (linguistics) The degree to which two languages share cognates, usually expressed as a percentage Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-cognacy-en-noun-JOUa1A63 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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