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diachrony

[dahy-ak-ruh-nee]

noun, plural di·ach·ro·nies.

Linguistics.

a diachronic approach to language study.
change or development in a linguistic system over a period of time.

historical change.

Origin of diachrony

First recorded in 1955–60; diachron(ic) + -y³

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