Meanings
plural synchronisms
- countableuncountableThe state of being synchronous.
- countableuncountableA temporal relationship between events.
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.
2023, Marwan Kilani, On the traces of "apples", "plums", and "pears", John Benjamins Publishing Company - countableuncountableThe tabular arrangement of contemporary events etc. in history.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe relation that exists when things occur at the same time
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan sincronisme
- sincronismea temporal relationship between events
French synchronisme
- synchronismea temporal relationship between events
Italian sincronismo
- sincronismoa temporal relationship between events
Portuguese sincronismo
- sincronismoa temporal relationship between events
Cite this entry
synchronism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchronism
“synchronism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchronism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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