Diachronic and Synchronous

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Diachronic adjective - Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time.

Usage example: diachronic linguistics

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Synchronous is an antonym for diachronic.

Synchronous adjective - Occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase.

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Diachronic is an antonym for synchronous.

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