Synchronic
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents
"Synchronic linguistics"
"Descriptive linguistics"
(2)   Occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
"Recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.
"A synchronous set of clocks"
"The synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"
"Synchronous oscillations"
(3)   (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time
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Etymology


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Adjective



  1. occurring at a specific point in time.
  2. relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.

Usage notes

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.
 
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