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diachronic

di·a·chron·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dahy-uh-kron-ik]
    • /ˌdaɪ əˈkrɒn ɪk/
    • /ˌdaɪə.ˈkrɒ.nɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-uh-kron-ik]
    • /ˌdaɪ əˈkrɒn ɪk/

Definitions of diachronic word

  • adjective diachronic of, relating to, or studying the development of a phenomenon through time; historical 3
  • adjective diachronic of or concerned with the study of changes occurring over a period of time, as in language, mores, etc. 3
  • adjective diachronic of or relating to the changes in a linguistic system between successive points in time; historical: diachronic analysis. 1
  • noun diachronic Concerned with the way in which something, especially language, has developed and evolved through time. 1
  • adjective diachronic Occurring over or changing with time. 0
  • adjective diachronic Of, pertaining to or concerned with changes that occur over time. 0

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Origin of diachronic

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; < French diachronique (term introduced by F. de Saussure); see dia-, chronic

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Parts of speech for Diachronic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

diachronic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

diachronic usage trend in Literature

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