diachronic
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diachronic
- /daɪ.əˈkɹɒnɪk/ UK
- /daɪ.əˈkɹɑnɪk/ US
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, dia- + chron- + -ic; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.
adjective more diachronic · most diachronic
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Occurring over or changing with time.
The sum total of their acts forms a pattern of diachronic historical laws, describing the transition from one social system to the next, and also functional laws showing the interrelation of such features as technology, forms of property, class barriers, state institutions, and ideology.
Opposite: synchronic
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Of, pertaining to or concerned with changes that occur over time.
It is plain that natural science has developed more diachronic concern, more of the longer historical approach in its interests and repertory, in the last two centuries than in the two millennia before.
Opposite: synchronic
Similar: diachronical
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Similar: diachronical
Translations
Every language
adj changing with time
| Español | diacrónico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 通時的 tsūjiteki |
| 中文 | 歷時 /历时 lìshí |
| Português | diacrônico, diacrónico |
| Français | diachronique |
| Deutsch | diachronisch |
| Italiano | diacronico |
| Ελληνικά | διαχρονικός diachronikós |
| Română | diacronic |
| Русский | диахронический diaxroničeskij |
| Tiếng Việt | lịch đại |
Talk about this word "diachronic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diachronic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diachronic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diachronic "diachronic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diachronic.Cite this
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title = {diachronic},
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