Special Linguistic Usage Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people • the style of a particular artist or school or movement • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
	28%	9		Dividing expenses according to usage or usage
	noun • the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer
	28%	15		The property of language usage that adheres to common usage patterns.
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