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diachronic

[ dahy-uh-kron-ik ]

adjective

, Linguistics.
  1. of or relating to the changes in a linguistic system between successive points in time; historical:

    diachronic analysis.



diachronic

/ ˌdaɪəˈkrɒnɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or studying the development of a phenomenon through time; historical Compare synchronic

    diachronic linguistics

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • dia·chroni·cal·ly adverb
  • dia·chronic·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diachronic1

1925–30; < French diachronique (term introduced by F. de Saussure); dia-, chronic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diachronic1

C19: from dia- + Greek khronos time
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Example Sentences

Now, again I repeat, there is no imaginable difference to sense between the prochronic and the diachronic development.

The two creations,—the extinct and the extant,—or rather the prochronic and the diachronic—here unite.

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