Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synchronism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: syn-chro-nism
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being synchronous.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A temporal relationship between events.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The tabular arrangement of contemporary events etc. in history.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

synchronisms (plural)

Derived Forms

synchresis synchronistic

Synonyms

synchroneity synchronicity synchrony synchronization synchronisation synchronizing

Questions

What does synchronism mean?: The state of being synchronous.
Where does synchronism come from?: By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ism.

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