simul

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English

Etymology

Abbreviation of simultaneous.

Pronunciation

Noun

simul (plural simuls)

  1. (gaming) A simultaneous exhibition: one player, typically very strong, plays several games at the same time against different opponents, typically weaker.
    • 1969, Anthony Glyn, The Dragon Variation, p96
      We're not just starting with Round 1. We're kicking off with a simul. Four simuls to be exact.
    • 1985, Daryl Lane, William Vernon, & David Carson, The Sound of Wonder, p80
      He could have organized a simul with a rat without blinking an eye.
    • 2003, J.C. Hallman, The Chess Artist, p275
      I saw Glenn wrapping up his speech, and told Baynes to come back that evening for the simul.

Anagrams


Hungarian

Etymology

sima (smooth) +‎ -ul (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃimul]
  • Hyphenation: si‧mul

Verb

simul

  1. (intransitive, of a surface, material) to become smooth
  2. (intransitive, of clothing, hair, skin) to fit something tight
  3. (intransitive) to snuggle up, cuddle up, to cling (to someone: -hoz/-hez/-höz)
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to conform, accommodate, adapt to, fit in somewhere

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • simul in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Latin

Etymology

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(deprecated template usage) Old Latin neuter of similis (with u before l-pinguis).

Pronunciation

Adverb

simul (not comparable)

  1. At the same time; simultaneously.
  2. As soon as.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • simul”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • simul in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • simul in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016