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synchronic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /sɪnˈkɹɒnɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [sɪŋˈkɹɑnɪk] (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
  • /sɪnˈkɹɑnɪk/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
  • [sɪŋˈkɹɒnɪk] (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ic; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Occurring at a specific point in time.
  2. (not-comparable) 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 · diachronic

Deriveds

asynchronic · hypersynchronic · nonsynchronic · synchronicity · synchronically

Relateds

synchronical · synchronous

Translations (32)

sh sinkron (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · sv synkron (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · eo sinkrona (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · hy համաժամանակյա (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · mn хам цагийн (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · it sincrono (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · hu szinkrón (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · id sinkron (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · ks اۆک زَمٲنؠ (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · pt síncrono (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · ja 共時的 (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · cmn 共時的 /共时的 (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · fr synchronique (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · tr senkronik (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · no synkron (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · es síncrono (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · cs synchronní (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · fi synkroninen (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · nn synkron (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · mn ᠬᠠᠮ ᠴᠠᠭ ᠦᠨ (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · nrf synchronique (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · vi đồng đại (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · de synchron (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · sk synchrónny (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · ca sincrònic (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · pl synchroniczny (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · io sinkrona (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · et sünkrooniline (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · uk синхронний (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · oc sincronic (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · da synkron (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) · sv synkronisk (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history)