Cognate-

Description: Something that is related by origin or descent.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Related Words: related, similar, and affiliated

Sentence: The word skirt cognates from the word sker-, meaning "to cut".

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Derivative-

Description: Not original, comes from something else.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Related Words: copied, secondary, ancestral

Sentence: A word formed from another by derivation, such as mathematics from math.

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Diminutive-

Description: small, tiny

Part of Speech: adjective

Related Words: mini, petite, teensy-weensy

Sentence: The mouse’s diminutive size gave him the ability to squeeze through the crack and into the house.

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Inflection-

Description: a change of tone or pitch in one’s voice.

Part of Speech: noun

Related Words: variation, sound, pronunciation

Sentence: The inflection in the singer’s voice changed drastically as she grew up.

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Orthography-

Description: Rules for writing systems of language

Part of Speech: noun

Related Words: correct, spelling, grammar

Sentence: The orthography of our language is being taught in Public Schools throughout the United States.

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