diachrony
[ dahy-ak-ruh-nee ]
/ daɪˈæk rə ni /
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
Words nearby diachrony
diacetyl,
diacetylmorphine,
diachronic,
diachronic linguistics,
diachronism,
diachrony,
diachylon,
diacid,
diacidic,
diaclasis,
diaconal