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diachronic
adjective dia·chron·ic \ˌdī-ə-ˈkrä-nik\
Definition of DIACHRONIC
: of, relating to, or dealing with phenomena (as of language or culture) as they occur or change over a period of time
— dia·chron·i·cal·ly \-ˈkrä-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of DIACHRONIC
1922
Rhymes with DIACHRONIC
catatonic, cosmogonic, diatonic, disharmonic, electronic, embryonic, epigonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, Housatonic, hypersonic, infrasonic, inharmonic, isotonic, macaronic, megaphonic, microphonic, monophonic, monotonic, nonionic, nucleonic, pentatonic, pharaonic, philharmonic, plate-tectonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, semitonic, skeletonic, Solomonic, supersonic, supertonic, telephonic, thermionic, ultrasonic
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