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glottochronological

glot·toch·ro·nological

US/ˌɡlɑtoʊkɹɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

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

  • “glottochronological studies”

Origin

From glottochronology + -ical.

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