diachrony

Noun
  1. The study of linguistic change (synset 106178766)
    "the synchrony and diachrony of language"
    associated with: derivation, deriving, etymologizing - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
    is a type of: linguistics - the scientific study of language
    has: sound law - a law describing sound changes in the history of a language
    same as: diachronic linguistics, historical linguistics

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