See Also: Zipf's law(dictionary)
broomstick(dictionary)

Zipf's law (iou) and broomstick (oh)


Zipf's law (iou)



Zipf's law noun phr. M20.
[George Kingsley Zipf (1902-50), Amer. linguist + LAW noun1.]
Linguistics. Any of several principles investigated by Zipf, esp. the principle that frequently-used words tend to decrease in length.

broomstick (oh)



broomstick
a broom with a long handle and thin sticks tied at one end that a witch is supposed to fly on in stories