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glottochronological
 

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Adjective glottochronological has 1 sense
  1. glottochronological - pertaining to the study of the evolution of languages from a common source; "glottochronological studies"

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Glottochronological

Definition:

Glottochronological refers to the field of study that uses statistical methods to estimate the divergence time between related languages.

Sample Sentences:

As an adjective:

  1. The glottochronological analysis suggested that the two dialects split over 300 years ago.
  2. Researchers are conducting glottochronological studies to trace the historical development of languages.

As a noun:

  1. The linguist specializes in glottochronological research.
  2. The book provides a comprehensive overview of glottochronological methods.

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