coevality

noun

Definition of coevalitynext
as in synchrony

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  1. synchrony
  2. synchronism
  3. coincidence
Noun
  • As the show goes on, a more mysterious literary synchrony emerges: how wonderful that Eliot, in 1939, placed such an emphasis on the power of names known only to those who understand you, and on a thriving community’s reverence for its elders.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
  • These swarms of fireflies will flash in synchrony for hours, long after the last visitor has left.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 26 May 2024
Definition of synchrony
Noun
  • As the image turns, in absolute synchronism with the turning of a receiving cylinder at the distant point, the high and low spots of the relief image are brought under a point or stylus.
    Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Synchronism colors are not blended but rather placed next to each other, just as music notes are placed one after the other to create a scale.
    Hailey Ross, idahostatesman, 16 June 2017
Definition of synchronism
Noun
  • This is a fantastic addition to the range, which was aged in a combination of bourbon, oloroso sherry, ruby port, and in what is probably a coincidence given the age of the Whisky Exchange release, cream sherry casks.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
  • That is not a coincidence – it is deliberately planned in the week after Daylight Savings ends, when many people build up a sleep loss due to early wakings.
    Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of coincidence
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