First Known Use: circa 1939
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diachrony
noun di·ach·ro·ny \dī-ˈa-krə-nē\
Definition of DIACHRONY
1
: diachronic analysis
2
: change extending through time
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Origin of DIACHRONY
International Scientific Vocabulary dia- + -chrony (as in synchrony)
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