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simultaneous

[ sahy-muhl-tey-nee-uhs, sim-uhl- ]

adjective

  1. existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous translation.

    simultaneous movements;

    simultaneous translation.

    Synonyms: ,



simultaneous

/ ˌsaɪməltəˈniːɪtɪ; ˌsɪməltəˈniːɪtɪ; ˌsaɪməlˈteɪnɪəs; ˌsɪməlˈteɪnɪəs /

adjective

  1. occurring, existing, or operating at the same time; concurrent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. chess a display in which one player plays a number of opponents at once, walking from board to board Sometimes shortened tosimul
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܱˈٲԱdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˌܱˈٲԱdzܲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܱ·ٲ·Ա·dzܲ· adverb
  • ·ܱ·ٲ·Ա··ٲ [sahy-m, uh, l-t, uh, -, nee, -i-tee, -, ney, -, sim-, uh, l-], ·ܱ·ٲ·Ա·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz··ܱ·ٲ·Ա·dzܲ adjective
  • ܲ··ܱ·ٲ·Ա·dzܲ adjective
  • un··ܱ·ٲ·Ա·dzܲ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of simultaneous1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin simul “together” ( similar ) + (instan)taneous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of simultaneous1

C17: formed on the model of instantaneous from Latin simul at the same time, together
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Detectives are investigating whether simultaneous fire-raising attacks on two houses in Bishopbriggs are the latest incidents connected to an ongoing gangland feud.

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Second, because of the president's simultaneous hike, alongside the pause, in the tariff rate imposed on all imports from China, from 104% to 125%.

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James Hawes, who directed “The Amateur,” praised the actor’s “enigmatic nature” and his ability to project simultaneous danger and charm: “He was the first name on the list for this role.”

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Our community’s simultaneous obsession and fear of death — to the point of wanting to distance ourselves from it and concurrently conquer it — is one reason.

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The siege had caused a new famine by the time that Israel, acting with U.S. consent, torpedoed the ceasefire with dozens of simultaneous strikes by hundreds of warplanes.

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