English
Etymology
From AGr. term|scGrek|��ν|trsýn||with, in company with, together with + term|scGrek|���νο�|trchrónos||time
Adjective
en-adj|-
- occuring at a specific point in time.
- context|linguistics relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.
Usage notes
sense|linguistics|relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history The synchronic comparison of two languages focusses on categorising phenomena typologically, whereas a diachronic comparison may be looking for common origins or causes of these phenomena, viewed as genetic relationships.
Derived terms
asynchronic
synchronicity
Antonyms
sense|occuring at a specific point in time diachronic
sense|linguistics|relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history diachronic
pl:synchronic
ru:synchronic
vi:synchronic
tr:synchronic
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