synchronic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 Related terms 1.2.5 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύν (sýn), “‘with, in company with, together with’”) + χρόνος (chrónos), “‘time’”)

[edit] Adjective

synchronic (not comparable)

1. occurring at a specific point in time.
2. (linguistics) relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.

[edit] Usage notes

• (linguistics, relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history): The synchronic comparison of two languages focusses on categorising phenomena typologically, whereas a diachronic comparison may be looking for common origins or causes of these phenomena, viewed as genetic relationships.

[edit] Antonyms

• (occurring at a specific point in time): diachronic
• (linguistics): diachronic

[edit] Derived terms

• asynchronic
• synchronicity

[edit] Related terms

• synchronous

[edit] Translations