"plesiochronous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: plesio- + chrono- + -ous from Ancient Greek πλησίον (plēsíon, “near”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|plesio|chrono-|ous}} plesio- + chrono- + -ous, {{uder|en|grc|πλησίον||near}} Ancient Greek πλησίον (plēsíon, “near”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plesiochronous (not comparable)
  1. (communication) Almost, but not quite, synchronous. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Communication

Download JSONL data for plesiochronous meaning in English (1.7kB)

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