glottochronology

NOUN /,glɑtoʊkrə'nɑlədʒi/

16 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH G

glottochronology is a valid 16-letter word worth 26 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

G2L1O1T1T1O1C3H4R1O1N1O1L1O1G2Y4

2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 =26 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 52TRIPLE WORD → 78

MEANING

What does glottochronology mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

The determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language.

“he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages”

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