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heterochronous

heterochronous adjective: formed at different periods.

Adjective

heterochronous (comparative more heterochronous, superlative most heterochronous)

  1. formed at different periods

Forms of heterochronous

comparativemore heterochronous
superlativemost heterochronous

Origin of heterochronous

From hetero- + -chronous.

Words formed from heterochronous

Questions about heterochronous

What does heterochronous mean?
Heterochronous means formed at different periods.
What part of speech is heterochronous?
Heterochronous is an adjective.

Words near heterochronous in the dictionary

  1. heterochronicity
  2. heterochronies
  3. heterochronism
  4. heterochronisms
  5. heterochronistic
  6. heterochronous
  7. heterochronously
  8. heterochrony
  9. heterochthonic
  10. heterochthonous
  11. heterochylia

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