Suzie studied the language of the Nuzski. In the language, there is no word equal to the English word "compassion." This illustrates a problem with
A) measurement equivalence.
B) anachronism.
C) contextual equivalence.
D) lexicon equivalence.

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Lexicon equivalence refers to the challenge of finding exact word-for-word translations between languages. The absence of a direct equivalent for "compassion" in the Nuzski language highlights this issue, as it suggests a gap in the direct translation of concepts between English and Nuzski.

Suzie Studied the Language of the Nuzski