"diachronous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more diachronous [comparative], most diachronous [superlative]
Etymology: By surface analysis, dia- + chron- + -ous; historically, see synchronous § Etymology. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|dia-|chrono-|-ous|alt2=chron-}} By surface analysis, dia- + chron- + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} diachronous (comparative more diachronous, superlative most diachronous)
  1. (geology) Varying in age from place to place Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-diachronous-en-adj-fLqPAEy3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms prefixed with chrono-, English terms prefixed with dia-, English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chrono-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dia-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. Alternative form of diachronic Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: diachronic
    Sense id: en-diachronous-en-adj-XwaYzqhS Categories (other): English terms prefixed with chrono-, English terms prefixed with dia- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chrono-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dia-: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: diachronously
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