synchronic
/sɪnˈkɹɒnɪk/US/sɪnˈkɹɑnɪk/
synchronic adjective: occurring at a specific point in time.
Adjective
synchronic (not comparable)
- Occurring at a specific point in time.
- Antonyms:
- diachronic
- Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.
- The three texts that contain a more modern selection of lexis, Sengupta, Nihalani et al, and Mahal, being entirely synchronic, also suffer from a lack of historical perspective.2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 300
- Antonyms:
- diachronic
synchronic meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese
synchronic in Indonesian
- relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history
- sinkron
synchronic in Vietnamese
- relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history
- đồng đại
More languagesFewer languages
- Kashmiri
- اۆک زَمٲنؠ ok zamạ̄n'
Antonyms of synchronic
Origin of synchronic
By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ic; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.
Words formed from synchronic
Questions about synchronic
- What does synchronic mean?
- Synchronic means occurring at a specific point in time.
- What is synchronic in Indonesian?
- Synchronic in Indonesian is sinkron. See Synchronic meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is synchronic?
- Synchronic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce synchronic?
- Synchronic is pronounced /sɪnˈkɹɒnɪk/ (UK).
Words near synchronic in the dictionary
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