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noun
The state of being synchronous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A temporal relationship between events.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The tabular arrangement of contemporary events etc. in history.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: synchrony, synchronicity, synchroneity, synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing
Antonyms: asynchronism
Broader terms: temporal relation
History
By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ism.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
