Meaning & use
synchronic
Relating to something as it exists at one particular point in time, without regard to its history.
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A synchronic study of the dialect describes its grammar as spoken today, ignoring earlier forms.
Linguists often contrast synchronic analysis with diachronic analysis, which traces change over time.
A note on using this word
Chiefly a linguistics term, popularized by the distinction between studying a language at one moment versus over its history.
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