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Definition of Diachronically
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diachronically
Literary usage of Diachronically
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Traditional Ojibwa Religion and Its Historical Changes by Christopher Vecsey (1983)
"... my primary aim has been to understand:) (synchronically) aboriginal Ojibwa
religion and 2) (diachronically) how it has changed through time. ..."
2. Traditional Ojibwa Religion and Its Historical Changes by Christopher T. Vecsey (1983)
"... my primary aim has been to understand:) (synchronically) aboriginal Ojibwa
religion and 2) (diachronically) how it has changed through time. ..."
3. The Peccary--with Observations on the Introduction of Pigs to the New World by R. A. Donkin (1985)
"... the animal half of a pair whose other member is human; and the latter
diachronically, since they were human beings before they changed into animals. ..."
4. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"... it embodied an idiom of effective relations, both synchronically—at a given
instance of those relations—and diachronically—over time, such as from one ..."
5. Philosophy, Humanity and Ecology: Vol. 1: Philosophy of Nature edited by J. Odera Oruka (1996)
"So, concerning a masterpiece of art we must take care of its maintenance and its
value not only synchronically but also diachronically. ..."
6. Conceptions of Social Inquiry by J. J. Snyman (1993)
"This implies that meaning is produced, not only (synchronically) by virtue of
differences in the linguistic system, but also inseparably (diachronically) ..."
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