Added 9 October 2026
synchronic
/sɪnˈkɹɒnɪk/ adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about synchronic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase.
recovery was synchronous with therapy
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Concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents.
synchronic linguistics
- (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time.
Origin
By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ic; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.
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