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diachronic

adjective

Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time

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Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
C
Contains
IA
Scrabble score
18

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daɪ.əˈkɹɒnɪk

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adjective

  1. Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time

    “Diachronic linguistics”

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Diachronic linguistics

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