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simultaneously

Main Entry:: si·mul·ta·neous
Pronunciation:: \ˌsī-məl-ˈtā-nē-əs, -nyəs also ˌsi-\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Latin simul at the same time + English -taneous (as in instantaneous) — more at same
Date:: circa 1660

1 : existing or occurring at the same time : exactly coincident 2 : satisfied by the same values of the variables <simultaneous equations>

synonyms see contemporary

— si·mul·ta·ne·i·ty \-tə-ˈnē-ə-tē, -ˈnā-\ noun

— si·mul·ta·neous·ly

Listen to the pronunciation of simultaneously

\-ˈtā-nē-əs-lē, -nyəs-\ adverb

— si·mul·ta·neous·ness noun

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