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Definition of Diachronic linguistics
1. Noun. The study of linguistic change. "The synchrony and diachrony of language"
Exact synonyms: Diachrony, Historical Linguistics
Generic synonyms: Linguistics
Terms within: Sound Law
Examples of category: Derivation, Deriving, Etymologizing
Derivative terms: Diachronic
Generic synonyms: Linguistics
Terms within: Sound Law
Examples of category: Derivation, Deriving, Etymologizing
Derivative terms: Diachronic
Definition of Diachronic linguistics
1. Noun. (linguistics) Historical linguistics. ¹
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