Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synchronic

/sɪnˈkɹɑnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: syn-chron-ic
IPA: /sɪnˈkɹɑnɪk/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring at a specific point in time.

adj

Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.

Example Sentences

"The three texts that contain a more modern selection of lexis, Sengupta, Nihalani et al, and Mahal, being entirely synchronic, also suffer from a lack of historical perspective."

Etymology

By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ic; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɪnˈkɹɑnɪk/
British English: /sɪnˈkɹɒnɪk/

Derived Forms

asynchronic hypersynchronic nonsynchronic synchronically synchronicity

Frequently Paired Words

synchronous synchronical

Synonyms

synchronous synchronal

Antonyms

diachronic

Rhymes With

electronic chronic iconic sonic ironic tonic demonic harmonic embryonic ionic platonic philharmonic

Questions

How do you pronounce synchronic?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪnˈkɹɑnɪk/.
What does synchronic mean?: Occurring at a specific point in time.
Where does synchronic come from?: By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ic; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.

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