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glottochronology Definition

☆ glot·to·chro·nolo·gy (glät′ō krə näl′ə jē)

noun

a method for estimating the dates when the branches of a family of languages separated from the parent language and from one another

Etymology: see glottis & chronology

Browse dictionary entries near glottochronology

  1. ‹ glotto-
  2. ‹ glottis
  3. ‹ glottal stop
  4. ‹ glottal
  5. ‹ glossy
  6. ‹ glossolalia
  7. ‹ glossographer
  8. ‹ glosso-
  9. ‹ glossitis
  10. ‹ glossator
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