synchrony
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simultaneous occurrence; synchronism.
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Linguistics. the study of a linguistic system at a single moment in time; a synchronic approach to language study.
The book primarily discusses synchrony and is focused on current variation in the German language.
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Etymology
Origin of synchrony
First recorded in 1840–50; synchron(ous) + -y 3
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When the stimulation specifically strengthened gamma synchrony between the frontal and parietal regions, participants showed a modest increase in altruistic decisions.
From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026
Given the dynamic, subconscious and autonomic nature of interpersonal synchrony, we should all probably give ourselves a break if, unlike Will Rogers, we cannot claim to like everyone we meet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
This lack of social synchrony can land even the most debonair droid in the “uncanny valley.”
From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 2024
For example, astronomers studying six planets orbiting a star 100 light years away have just found that they orbit their star with an almost rhythmic beat, in perfect synchrony.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024
For full effect, it needs reading aloud by several people at once, moving the lips in synchrony.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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