See Also: diachronic(medicine)
diachronic(dictionary)
diachronic study(medicine)
study, diachronic(medicine)
Diachronic study(health)

diachronic (iou)



diachronic adjective. M19.
[from DIA-1 + Greek khronos time + -IC.]
Lasting through existing time. rare. Only in M19.
Concerned with or pertaining to the historical development of a language, culture, etc. Opp. synchronic. E20.
diachronically adverb in a diachronic manner, with regard to historical development M20.
diachro'nistic adjective = DIACHRONIC 2 M20.
diachro'nistically adverb = diachronically M20.
di'achrony noun the historical development of a language etc. M20.