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synchronous
What does synchronous mean?
synchronous (adjective): occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use synchronous in a sentence?
- Recovery was synchronous with therapy. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- A synchronous set of clocks. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce synchronous?
/ˈsɪŋkɹənəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does synchronous come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin synchronus, from Ancient Greek σύγχρονος (súnkhronos, “contemporaneous”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “with, together”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to synchronous
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “synchronous” mean?
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
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expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating
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fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing
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occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
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