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glottochronological

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌɡlɑtoʊkɹɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to glottochronology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

pertaining to the study of the evolution of languages from a common source

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • glottochronological studies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From glottochronology + -ical.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: լեզվաժամանակագրական (lezvažamanakagrakan) — of or pertaining to glottochronology
  • Portuguese: glotocronológico — of or pertaining to glottochronology
  • Russian: глоттохронологический (glottoxronologičeskij) — of or pertaining to glottochronology