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SYNCHRONIC
synchronic
(adjective) concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; “synchronic linguistics”
synchronous, synchronal, synchronic
(adjective) occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; “recovery was synchronous with therapy”- Jour.A.M.A.; “a synchronous set of clocks”; “the synchronous action of a bird’s wings in flight”; “synchronous oscillations”
synchronic
(adjective) (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
synchronic (not comparable)
Occurring at a specific point in time.
Antonym: diachronic
(linguistics) Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.
Antonym: diachronic
Usage notes
• (linguistics, relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history): Synchronic comparison of two languages focuses on categorizing phenomena typologically, whereas a diachronic comparison may be looking for common origins or causes of these phenomena, viewed as genetic relationships.
Source: Wiktionary
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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