GLOTTOCHRONOLOGICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glottochronological mean? 

• GLOTTOCHRONOLOGICAL (adjective)
  The adjective GLOTTOCHRONOLOGICAL has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GLOTTOCHRONOLOGICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLOTTOCHRONOLOGICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

glottochronological studies

Pertainym:

glottochronology (the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language)

Derivation:

glottochronology (the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language)