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synchronic

[sin-kron-ik, sing-]
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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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RELATED WORDS

simultaneously, mutually, together, accordingly, cooperatively, collectively, unitedly, jointly, closely, agreeably, alike, combined, inextricably, intimately, similarly, concurrently, coincidentally, companionably, concomitantly, harmoniously

Nearby words

  1. synchromesh,
  2. synchromism,
  3. synchronal,
  4. synchroneity,
  5. synchronia,
  6. synchronic study,
  7. synchronicity,
  8. synchronism,
  9. synchronistic,
  10. synchronize
Sometimes syn·chron·i·cal.
Compare diachronic.

Origin of synchronic

1825–35; < Late Latin synchron(us) synchronous + -ic
Related formssyn·chron·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·syn·chron·ic, adjectivenon·syn·chron·i·cal, adjectivenon·syn·chron·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for synchronically

synchronic

adjective

concerned with the events or phenomena at a particular period without considering historical antecedentssynchronic linguistics Compare diachronic
synchronous
Derived Formssynchronically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for synchronically

synchronic

adj.

1833 shortening of synchronical (1650s), from Late Latin synchronus "simultaneous" (see synchronous). Linguistic sense is first recorded 1922, probably a borrowing from French synchronique (de Saussure, 1913).

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