synchronic
syn·chron·ic / singˈkränik/ • adj. concerned with something, esp. a language, as it exists at one point in time: synchronic linguistics. Often contrasted with diachronic.DERIVATIVES: syn·chron·i·cal·ly / -ik(ə)lē/ adv.
synchronic
synchronic XIX. f. late L. synchronus — Gr. súgkhronos, f. SYN- + khrónos time.
So synchronism XVI. — Gr.; whence synchronize XVII. synchronous XVII. f. late L. synchronus.
So synchronism XVI. — Gr.; whence synchronize XVII. synchronous XVII. f. late L. synchronus.
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