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synchronic
01
occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
02
related to the study of a phenomena at a specific point in time, particularly in linguistics and social sciences, without considering historical changes
03
(of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time
Example
Synchronic semantics investigates the meaning of words and sentences in a language at a specific time.
Historians engage in synchronic comparisons of contemporary societies.
Linguists use synchronic methods to study language structures.
Anthropologists observe community practices with synchronic approaches.
In synchronic phonology, linguists analyze the sounds of a language as they exist in the present.
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