diachronic

adjective

dia·chron·ic | \ˌdī-ə-ˈkrä-nik

Definition of diachronic

: of, relating to, or dealing with phenomena (as of language or culture) as they occur or change over a period of time

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At the conference in Madison, linguists threw around phrases such as auxiliary alternation and diachronic precursor, speaking an academic code Washington avoids. — William Brennan, The Atlantic, "Julie Washington’s Quest to Get Schools to Respect African-American English," 8 Mar. 2018

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