heterochronic

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adjective

Occurring at different times or intermittently.

OriginEnglish chronic ← Old French cronike ← Latin chronicus →
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Meanings

adjectiveheterochronic (comparative more heterochronic, superlative most heterochronic)

comparative more heterochronic · superlative most heterochronic

  1. biologyOccurring at different times or intermittently.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  7. Ancient Greekχρονικός (khronikós)
  8. Latinchronicus
  9. Old Frenchcronike
  10. Englishchronical
  11. Englishchronic
  12. Englishheterochronic

From hetero- + chronic.

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APA

heterochronic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterochronic

MLA

“heterochronic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterochronic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterochronic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterochronic.

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