Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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linguistics | Yes | No | No | No |
obscure | No | Yes | Yes | No |
linguistics (noun) | obscure (noun) |
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the scientific study of language | |
the humanistic study of language and literature |
linguistics (adjective) | obscure (adjective) |
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difficult to find | |
marked by difficulty of style or expression | |
not drawing attention | |
not famous or acclaimed | |
not clearly expressed or understood | |
remote and separate physically or socially |
linguistics (verb) | obscure (verb) |
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make unintelligible or unclear | |
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | |
reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa | |
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | |
make less visible or unclear |