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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joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid.
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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 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

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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