"comparative method" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} comparative method (plural not attested)
  1. (linguistics) A technique for studying the development of languages by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of two or more languages with a common ancestor. Tags: no-plural Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: internal reconstruction Translations (technique for studying the development of languages): métodu comparativu [masculine] (Asturian), сравнително-исторически метод (sravnitelno-istoričeski metod) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mètode comparatiu [masculine] (Catalan), vergelijkende methode [feminine] (Dutch), méthode comparative [feminine] (French), método comparativo [masculine] (Galician), historisch-vergleichende Methode [feminine] (German), metoda porównawcza [feminine] (Polish), método comparativo [masculine] (Portuguese), metodă comparativă [feminine] (Romanian), сравнительно-исторический метод (sravnitelʹno-istoričeskij metod) [masculine] (Russian), сравнительный метод (sravnitelʹnyj metod) [masculine] (Russian), komparatívna metóda [feminine] (Slovak), primerjalna metoda [feminine] (Slovene), método comparativo [masculine] (Spanish), hambinging pamamaraan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-comparative_method-en-noun-gcDqY62n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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