diachrony


di·ach·ro·ny

noun \dī-ˈa-krə-nē\

Definition of DIACHRONY

1
: diachronic analysis
2
: change extending through time

Origin of DIACHRONY

International Scientific Vocabulary dia- + -chrony (as in synchrony)
First Known Use: circa 1939

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