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.
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First Known Use of diachronic
1922
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