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heterochrony

het·er·och·ro·ny
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-uh-rok-ruh-nee]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒk rə ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-uh-rok-ruh-nee]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒk rə ni/

Definitions of heterochrony word

  • noun heterochrony a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor. 1
  • abbreviation HETEROCHRONY heterochronism 0
  • noun heterochrony (biology) the variation in ontogeny of individuals of a species that gives rise to evolution. 0
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Origin of heterochrony

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; hetero- + chron- + -y3; compare German Heterochron

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Parts of speech for Heterochrony

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Heterochrony

heterochrony popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heterochrony usage trend in Literature

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