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synchronism
CIDE DICTIONARY
synchronism, n. [Gr. , fr. to be contemporary with, from synchronous. See Synchronous.].
- The concurrence of events in time; simultaneousness. [1913 Webster]
- The tabular arrangement of historical events and personages, according to their dates. [1913 Webster]
- A representation, in the same picture, of two or events which occured at different times. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
synchronism, n.
1 = SYNCHRONY.
2 the process of synchronizing sound and picture in cinematography, television, etc.
1 = SYNCHRONY.
2 the process of synchronizing sound and picture in cinematography, television, etc.
Derivative
synchronistic adj. synchronistically adv.
Etymology
Gk sugkhronismos (as SYNCHRONOUS)
THESAURUS
synchronism
accompaniment, accord, accordance, affinity, agreement, alliance, assent, association, attune, attunement, cahoots, chime, chiming, chorus, co-occurrence, co-working, coaction, coetaneity, coetaneousness, coevalneity, coevalness, coexistence, coherence, coincidence, collaboration, collectivity, collusion, combination, combined effort, compatibility, concentus, concert, concerted action, concomitance, concomitancy, concord, concordance, concourse, concurrence, confluence, conformance, conformation, conformity, congeniality, congruence, congruency, congruity, conjunction, consilience, consistency, consonance, consonancy, consort, conspiracy, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, cooperation, correspondence, diapason, equivalence, euphony, harmonics, harmony, heavy harmony, homophony, intersection, isochronism, junction, monochord, monody, oneness, overlap, parallelism, parasitism, peace, rapport, saprophytism, self-consistency, simultaneity, symbiosis, symmetry, symphony, sync, synchronization, synergy, tally, three-part harmony, timing, togetherness, tune, uniformity, union, unison, unisonance, united action, withnessROGET THESAURUS
synchronism
Synchronism
N synchronism, coexistence, coincidence, simultaneousness, simultaneity, concurrence, concomitance, unity of time, interim, isochronism, contemporary, coetanian, synchronous, synchronal, synchronic, synchronical, synchronistical, simultaneous, coexisting, coincident, concomitant, concurrent, coeval, coevous, contemporary, contemporaneous, coetaneous, coeternal, isochronous, at the same time, simultaneously, together, in concert, during the same time, in the same breath, pari passu, in the interim, as one, at the very moment, just as, as soon as, meanwhile.For further exploring for "synchronism" in Webster Dictionary Online