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wave model

wave model proper noun: a model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin.

wave model: a model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of...
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Proper noun

the wave model

  1. (historical) A model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin.

wave model meaning in Tamil

wave model in Tamil

அலையின்மாதிரியுரு

Synonyms of wave model

Origin of wave model

Calque of German Wellentheorie.

Questions about wave model

What does wave model mean?
Wave model means a model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin.
What is wave model in Tamil?
Wave model in Tamil is அலையின்மாதிரியுரு. See Wave model meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wave model?
Wave model is a proper noun.

Words near wave model in the dictionary

  1. wave goodbye
  2. wave in
  3. wave loaf
  4. wave loaves
  5. wave mechanics
  6. wave model
  7. wave number
  8. wave numbers
  9. wave of the hand
  10. wave of translation
  11. wave off

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wave model (page history and authors); wave model (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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