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DIACHRONIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time

Example:

diachronic linguistics

Synonyms:

diachronic; historical

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

language; linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)

Antonym:

synchronic (concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents)

Derivation:

diachrony (the study of linguistic change)

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