"polychronic" meaning in All languages combined

See polychronic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more polychronic [comparative], most polychronic [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} polychronic (comparative more polychronic, superlative most polychronic)
  1. Happening at different times.
    Sense id: en-polychronic-en-adj-z-NQ3C0u
  2. (of a person) Able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
    Sense id: en-polychronic-en-adj-nVWjYgko Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 69 21
  3. Having or relating to a personality type or culture (distinguished from monochronic) which does not set a certain time to perform each task.
    Sense id: en-polychronic-en-adj-QHFaLHWH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: polychronicity, polychrony, polychronization

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