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noun
The study of linguistic change.
synonyms: diachronic linguistics, diachrony.
is a specific kind of: linguistics.
has as a part: sound law.
domain member category: derivation, deriving, etymologizing.
derivation: diachronic, historical.
Dutch: taalgeschiedenisPolish: diachronia
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