simultaneity

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simultaneity

  • /ˌsɪməltəˈniːɪti/ UK
  • /ˌsaɪməltəˈniɪti/ US

Rhymes with -iːɪti

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From simultane(ous) + -ity. By surface analysis, simult(aneous) + -aneity. Compare French simultanéité.

noun simultaneities

  1. countable, uncountable The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.
  2. countable, uncountable More than one complete musical texture occurring at the same time. This first appeared in the music of Charles Ives, and is common in the music of Conlon Nancarrow, and others.

Similar: concurrentness, synchroneity

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noun the quality or state of being simultaneous

Españolsimultaneidad
中文同時性 /同时性 tóngshíxìng
Portuguêssimultaneidade
Françaissimultanéité
DeutschGleichzeitigkeit, Simultanität
Italianosimultaneità
Românăsimultaneitate
Русскийодновре́ме́нность odnovréménnostʹ

noun simultaneity in music

中文同時性 /同时性 tóngshíxìng

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@misc{simultaneity_2026,
  title = {simultaneity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/simultaneity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}