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- German · calque ofWellentheorie
- English todaywave theory
Calque of German Wellentheorie.
Words from the same roots
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wave modelWellentheorie
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wave theory
Today it means: Synonym of wave model (“a model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin”). Full definition →
German Wellentheorie