diachronic

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Essentially the Moors and Ramapaughs rejected the "diachronic" or historical explanation of their origins in favor of a "synchronic" self-identity based on a "myth" of Indian adoption.

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  1. adjective Of or concerned with phenomena, such as linguistic features, as they change through time.

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  • First a diachronic: a Prashan face from prebirth to the last possible stretch of decrepitude. —  AnalogSFF,January-February2008
  • The present pope calls it 'diachronic' - a very useful term when 'relevance' is so often used to suggest that the contemporary is our only point of reference.
  • The synchronic and diachronic axes of faith —  open source theology - Comments
  • Otteriffic no comments, 1 recommend diachronic —  TPMCafe
  • Essentially the Moors and Ramapaughs rejected the "diachronic" or historical explanation of their origins in favor of a "synchronic" self-identity based on a "myth" of Indian adoption. —  home
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