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diachrony

/daɪˈækɹəni/

diachrony noun: the study of change over time, especially changes to language.

Noun

diachrony (usually uncountable, plural diachronies)

  1. (usually) The study of change over time, especially changes to language.

diachrony meaning in Tamil and Persian

diachrony in Tamil

வரலாற்றுப் பார்வை, வரலாற்றுப்பார்வை

diachrony in Persian

study of change
درزمانی

Antonyms of diachrony

Forms of diachrony

pluraldiachronies

Origin of diachrony

By surface analysis, dia- + chron- + -y; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.

Questions about diachrony

What does diachrony mean?
Diachrony means the study of change over time, especially changes to language.
What is diachrony in Tamil?
Diachrony in Tamil is வரலாற்றுப் பார்வை, வரலாற்றுப்பார்வை. See Diachrony meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is diachrony?
Diachrony is a noun.
How do you pronounce diachrony?
Diachrony is pronounced /daɪˈækɹəni/.
What is the plural of diachrony?
The plural of diachrony is diachronies.

Words near diachrony in the dictionary

  1. diachronism
  2. diachronist
  3. diachronists
  4. diachronous
  5. diachronously
  6. diachrony
  7. Diachun
  8. diachylon
  9. diachylons
  10. diachylum
  11. diachyma

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Adapted from Wiktionary: diachrony (page history and authors); diachrony (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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