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diachronic linguistics

noun (used with a singular verb)

historical linguistics.

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Nearby words

  1. diacetic acid,
  2. diacetone alcohol,
  3. diacetyl,
  4. diacetylmorphine,
  5. diachronic,
  6. diachronism,
  7. diachrony,
  8. diachylon,
  9. diacid,
  10. diacidic

Origin of diachronic linguistics

First recorded in 1925–30
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