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Definition of Synchronic
1. Adjective. Occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase. "Synchronous oscillations"
Exact synonyms: Synchronal, Synchronous
Similar to: Coetaneous, Coeval, Contemporaneous, Coexistent, Coexisting, Co-occurrent, Coincident, Coincidental, Coinciding, Concurrent, Cooccurring, Simultaneous, Contemporaneous, Contemporary, Parallel, Synchronised, Synchronized
Derivative terms: Synchronicity, Synchrony, Synchroneity, Synchrony
Antonyms: Asynchronous
Similar to: Coetaneous, Coeval, Contemporaneous, Coexistent, Coexisting, Co-occurrent, Coincident, Coincidental, Coinciding, Concurrent, Cooccurring, Simultaneous, Contemporaneous, Contemporary, Parallel, Synchronised, Synchronized
Derivative terms: Synchronicity, Synchrony, Synchroneity, Synchrony
Antonyms: Asynchronous
2. Adjective. Concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents. "Synchronic linguistics"
Category relationships: Language, Linguistic Communication
Also: Synchronal, Synchronous
Antonyms: Diachronic
Also: Synchronal, Synchronous
Antonyms: Diachronic
3. Adjective. (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time.
Definition of Synchronic
1. [adj]