Wellentheorie

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proper noun

Synonym of wave model (“a model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin”).

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wave model
OriginGerman Wellentheorie →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Wellentheorie
  1. Synonym of wave model (“a model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin”).

    Synonyms: wave model

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of wave model (“a model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin”).

Similar
wave model
Also see
wave model

Origin

  1. GermanWellentheorie
  2. EnglishWellentheorie

Unadapted borrowing from German Wellentheorie.

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APA

Wellentheorie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wellentheorie

MLA

“Wellentheorie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wellentheorie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wellentheorie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wellentheorie.

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