əˈkrɒn adjective Linguistics.
of or pertaining to the changes in a linguistic system between successive points in time; historical: diachronic analysis.
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| Compare synchronic of, relating to, or studying the development of a phenomenon through time; historical: diachronic linguistics | |
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diachronic
1857, from Gk. dia "throughout" + khronos "time." Use in linguistics dates from 1927.
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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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