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–noun
the study of changes in a language or group of languages over a period of time.
Also called diachronic linguistics.

Origin:
1920–25
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historical linguistics  
n.   (used with a sing. verb)
The study of linguistic change over time in language or in a particular language or language family, sometimes including the reconstruction of unattested forms of earlier stages of a language. Also called philology.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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