diachronic linguistics diachronic • diachrony · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · diachronic linguistics · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 22 · · Length 8 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the study of linguistic change. Synonyms: historical linguistics, diachronic linguistics, diachrony. Example: "The synchrony and diachrony of language." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · historical linguistics · · Synonym 1 diachrony · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075