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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time;
- Example: "diachronic linguistics"
[syn: diachronic, historical]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

diachronic
    adj 1: used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language)
           as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics"
           [syn: diachronic, historical] [ant: synchronic]