Synchrony
/ˈsɪŋ.krə.ni/noun
The occurrence of events at the same time or in a coordinated way.
Did you know?“Synchrony” comes from Greek roots meaning “together” and “time,” and its deeper family includes words tied to chronology and seasonal order, not magic — but it *does* reveal how humans have long treated timing as a kind of power.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
σύγχρονος (sýngkhronos)
“occurring at the same time; contemporary”
Late Greek
GRK
συγχρονία (synchronía)
“contemporaneity; being simultaneous”
Late Latin
LAT
synchronia
“synchrony; simultaneity”
17th Century
English
synchrony
“simultaneity; coordinated timing”
Modern English
English
synchrony
“the occurrence of events at the same time or in coordinated fashion”
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