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Definition of synchronous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

synchronous

adjective
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənəs/
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənəs/
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  1. happening or existing at the same time
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from late Latin synchronus (from Greek sunkhronos, from sun- ‘together’ + khronos ‘time’) + -ous.
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