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synchronic Definition

syn·chronic (sin krän′ik)

adjective

  1. synchronous
  2. of or concerned with language, mores, etc. at a given time, without reference to historical antecedents

synchronic Related Forms
syn·chron′i·cally adverb
synchronic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • perspective: He notes that we need not regard such frameworks from a purely synchronic perspective.
  • mode: Meanings arise from the ego, the synchronic mode.
  • analysis: Furthermore, the structuralist concern with synchronic analysis ignores the way in which genres are involved in a constant process of change.
  • approach: Such questions inevitably present problems for a perspective inspired by Saussure's ahistorical, synchronic approach to language.
  • view: This is the point at which the diachronic perspective takes over from the synchronic view.
  • study: I have seen that a mere synchronic study has very often led to errors and misconceptions.

Modifying Another Word

  • purely: He notes that we need not regard such frameworks from a purely synchronic perspective.