orthology
Correct speaking or the correct use of wordsCorrect speaking or the correct use of words.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Correct speaking or the correct use of words.
(uncountable)Homologous sequences descended from the same ancestral sequence for which function of the gene or sequence has been conserved across evolutionary time.
Origin
From ortho- + -logy.From ortho- + -logy.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsortholinguistics
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable