synchronic [sin-kron -ik, sing-]
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See more synonyms for synchronic on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
Sometimes syn·chron·i·cal .
Origin of synchronic 1825–35; <
Late Latin synchron(us )
synchronous +
-ic Related forms syn·chron·i·cal·ly , adverb non·syn·chron·ic , adjective non·syn·chron·i·cal , adjective non·syn·chron·i·cal·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for synchronically simultaneously ,
mutually ,
together ,
accordingly ,
cooperatively ,
collectively ,
unitedly ,
jointly ,
closely ,
agreeably ,
alike ,
combined ,
inextricably ,
intimately ,
similarly ,
concurrently ,
coincidentally ,
companionably ,
concomitantly ,
harmoniously British Dictionary definitions for synchronically concerned with the events or phenomena at a particular period without considering historical antecedents synchronic linguistics Compare diachronic synchronous Show More
Derived Forms synchronically , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for synchronically 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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