Definition of diachrony

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Definition of diachrony

  • the study of linguistic change (noun)

    Examples

    1. the synchrony and diachrony of language

    Synonyms

    1. diachronic linguistics
    2. historical linguistics

See definition of diachrony in Merriam Webster