| ADJECTIVE | all | diachronic, historical | used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time |
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| Meaning | Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time. | |
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| Example | "diachronic linguistics" | |
| Synonym | historical | |
| Category | language, linguistic communication | A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
| Opposite | synchronic | concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents |
| Spanish | diacrónica, diacrónico | |
| Catalan | diacrònic | |
| Nouns | diachrony | the study of linguistic change |
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