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
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.