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SYNCHRONICITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The relation that exists when things occur at the same time
Example:
the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves
Synonyms:
synchroneity; synchronicity; synchronisation; synchronism; synchronization; synchronizing; synchrony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("synchronicity" is a kind of...):
temporal relation (a relation involving time)
Derivation:
synchronic (occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase)
synchronic ((of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time)