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di⋅a⋅chron⋅ic

  [dahy-uh-kron-ik]
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–adjective Linguistics.
of or pertaining to the changes in a linguistic system between successive points in time; historical: diachronic analysis.
Compare synchronic.

Origin:
1925–30; < F diachronique (term introduced by F. de Saussure); see dia-, chronic

Related forms:
di⋅a⋅chron⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
di⋅a⋅chron⋅ic⋅ness, noun
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di·a·chron·ic   (dī'ə-krŏn'ĭk)   
adj.  Of or concerned with phenomena, such as linguistic features, as they change through time.

[From dia- + Greek khronos, time.]
di'a·chron'i·cal·ly adv.
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diachronic di·a·chron·ic (dī'ə-krŏn'ĭk)
adj.
Of or concerned with phenomena as they change through time.

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