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diachronic
di·a·chron·ic [ d ə krónnik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
concerning historical development: relating to or involving the study or development of something, especially a language, through time
See also  synchronic
diachronic linguistics
[Mid-19th century. <dia- + Greek khronos "time"]

di·a·chron·i·cal·ly adverb
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