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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
existing, occurring, or done at the same general time or at the same moment.
The good news was met with simultaneous sighs of relief around the room.The sound of the gunshot and the sound of the explosion were simultaneous.- synonyms:
- coextensive, concurrent, synchronous
- similar words:
- coeval, coincident, concomitant, contemporaneous, immediate, parallel
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| related words: |
contemporary |
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| derivations: |
simultaneously (adv.), simultaneity (n.), simultaneousness (n.) |
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