DIACHRONY


Meaning of DIACHRONY in English

Pronunciation: d ī - ' a-kr ə -n ē

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dia- + -chrony (as in synchrony )

Date: circa 1939

1 : diachronic analysis

2 : change extending through time

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