Etymology

plesiochronous

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Today it means: Almost, but not quite, synchronous. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλησίον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπλησίον“near”
  2. English todayplesiochronous

From plesio- + chrono- + -ous from Ancient Greek πλησίον (plēsíon, “near”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Words from the same roots

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