English

Etymology
From AGr. term|scGrek|��ν|trsýn||with, in company with, together with + term|scGrek|���νο�|trchrónos||time

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. occuring at a specific point in time.
2. 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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