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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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