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synchronic

synch·ro·nic

UK/sɪnˈkɹɒnɪk/ US/sɪŋˈkɹɒnɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase

  • “recovery was synchronous with therapy” Jour.A.M.A
  • “a synchronous set of clocks”
  • “the synchronous action of a bird”
  • “;”
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2.

concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents

  • “synchronic linguistics”
  • “descriptive linguistics”
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3.

(of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time

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Origin

By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ic; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.

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