simultaneous
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Medieval Latin simultaneus, from simultim (“at the same time, extended”), from Latin simul (“together, at the same time”); compare similar.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /sɪm.əlˈteɪ̯n.i.əs/, SAMPA: /sIm.@l"teIn.i.@s/
- (US) IPA: /ˌsaɪ̯m.əlˈteɪ̯n.i.əs/
- Rhymes: -eɪniəs
[edit] Adjective
simultaneous (not comparable)
- Occurring or transpiring at the same time.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 3-4
- As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 3-4
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
at the same time
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