synchronism

noun — 3 senses

synchronism

noun

Etymology By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ism.

1

The state of being synchronous.

2

A temporal relationship between events.

  • It is the study of wanderwords that might be used as one of the elements to establish synchronisms among protolanguages, and thus better define their dates, not the opposite.2023, Marwan Kilani, On the traces of "apples", "plums", and "pears", John Benjamins Publishing Company:
3

The tabular arrangement of contemporary events etc. in history.

Synonyms
synchroneity, synchronicity
Derived terms
synchresis, synchronistic

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