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I . cognate [ˈkɒgneıt] ADJ

cognate

同源的 tóngyuánde

cognate

同宗的 tóngzōngde

cognate languages

II . cognate [ˈkɒgneıt] N

cognate

同源词 tóngyuáncí

▶ cognation [kɒgˈneıʃən] N

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English

Usually this occurs in the case of false cognates, where similar words are thought to have alike meanings based on their cognates. en.wikipedia.org

Cognates are morphemes (lexical or grammatical) or larger constructions. en.wikipedia.org

The former uses lexical cognates like the comparative method but the latter uses only lexical similarity. en.wikipedia.org

Cognates of these terms are still in use. en.wikipedia.org

They rejected almost all of the 62 cognates. en.wikipedia.org

The modern cognates of original words have been used whenever practical to give a close approximation of the feel of the original poem. en.wikipedia.org

In fact, a pair of false friends may be true cognates (see false friends: causes). en.wikipedia.org

Cross-linguistic effects of orthographic and semantic overlap between different languages of cognates and interlingual homographs were also reported in many priming studies. en.wikipedia.org

The percentage of cognates (words that have a common origin) in these word lists is then measured. en.wikipedia.org

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