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syn·chro·nism  audio  (sngkr-nzm, sn-) KEY  

NOUN:
  1. Coincidence in time; simultaneousness.
  2. A chronological listing of historical personages or events so as to indicate parallel existence or occurrence.
  3. Representation in the same artwork of events that occurred at different times.


OTHER FORMS:
synchro·nistic or synchro·nisti·cal   (-t-kl) KEY  (Adjective), synchro·nisti·cal·ly (Adverb)


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