Associations to the word «Diachronic»

Wiktionary

DIACHRONIC, adjective. Occurring over or changing with time.
DIACHRONIC, adjective. Of, pertaining to or concerned with changes that occur over time.
DIACHRONIC LINGUISTICS, noun. (linguistics) Historical linguistics.

Dictionary definition

DIACHRONIC, adjective. Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics".

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
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