"synchronicity" meaning in English

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Noun

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Etymology: From synchron(ous) + -icity. From Jungian psychology in the 1920s. By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -icity; historically, see synchronous § Etymology. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|synchronous|-icity|alt1=synchron(ous)}} synchron(ous) + -icity, {{surf|en|syn-|chrono-|-icity|alt2=chron-}} By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -icity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} synchronicity (countable and uncountable, plural synchronicities)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being synchronous or simultaneous. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology, Time Translations (the state of being synchronous or simultaneous): едновременност (ednovremennost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), sinkroneco (Esperanto), synkronisuus (Finnish), yhtäaikaisuus (Finnish), yhtaikaisuus (Finnish), Synchronizität [feminine] (German), 共時性 (kyōjisei) (Japanese), シンクロニシティ (shinkuronishiti) (Japanese), tukutahitanga (Maori), synchronia [feminine] (Polish), synchroniczność [feminine] (Polish), synchronizm [masculine] (Polish), sincronia [feminine] (Portuguese), sincronismo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-synchronicity-en-noun-0BnGRKH1 Disambiguation of Psychology: 74 26 Disambiguation of Time: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms prefixed with syn-, English terms suffixed with -icity, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with syn-: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -icity: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'the state of being synchronous or simultaneous': 94 6
  2. (Jungian psychology) Coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related; supposedly the result of "universal forces". Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related): synkronisiteetti (Finnish), Synchronizität [feminine] (German), 共時性 (kyōjisei) (Japanese), シンクロニシティ (shinkuronishiti) (Japanese), sincronicidade [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-synchronicity-en-noun-SY1tcU2I Categories (other): English terms prefixed with chrono-, English terms prefixed with syn- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chrono-: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with syn-: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: synchronization [state], synchroneity, simultaneousness Derived forms: synchronicitous Coordinate_terms: serendipity

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related",
      "word": "共時性"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shinkuronishiti",
      "sense": "Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related",
      "word": "シンクロニシティ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sincronicidade"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Jungian psychology",
    "Synchronicity (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "synchronicity"
}

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