synchronic

[ sin-kron-ik, sing- ]
/ sɪnˈkrɒn ɪk, sɪŋ- /
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adjective Linguistics.

having reference to the facts of a linguistic system as it exists at one point in time without reference to its history: synchronic analysis; synchronic dialectology.

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Sometimes syn·chron·i·cal.
Compare diachronic.

Origin of synchronic

1825–35; < Late Latin synchron(us) synchronous + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM synchronic

syn·chron·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·syn·chron·ic, adjectivenon·syn·chron·i·cal, adjectivenon·syn·chron·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby synchronic

synchromesh, synchromism, synchronal, synchroneity, synchronia, synchronic, synchronic study, synchronicity, synchronism, synchronistic, synchronize
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Words related to synchronic

synchronous, abreast, coetaneous, coeval, concurrent, contemporaneous, current, existent, extant, instant, latest, mod, new, newfangled, now, present, present-day, recent, red-hot, state-of-the-art

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British Dictionary definitions for synchronic

synchronic
/ (sɪnˈkrɒnɪk) /

adjective

concerned with the events or phenomena at a particular period without considering historical antecedentssynchronic linguistics Compare diachronic
synchronous

Derived forms of synchronic

synchronically, adverb
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