diachronic
/,daɪə'krɑnɪk/
adjective
10 letters4 syllables18 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
ADJECTIVE
1
Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time.
“diachronic linguistics”
WORD FORMS
Related formdiachrony
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latiniachronicday
Starts & ends withD … C
Syllablesdi · a · chron · ic
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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