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diachronic

Definition of diachronic

adjective

  • concerned with the way in which something, especially language, has developed and evolved through time: Often contrasted with synchronic.the census is also a diachronic data set linguistic change is the diachronic aspect of linguistic variation

Derivatives

diachroneity

noun

diachronically

adverb

diachronistic

adjective

diachrony

Pronunciation: /dʌɪˈakrəni/
noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from dia- 'through' + Greek khronos 'time' + -ic

diachronic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of diachronic in the US English dictionary
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