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Synchronicity

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syn·chro·nic·i·ty   (sĭng'krə-nĭs'ĭ-tē, sĭn'-)   
n.   pl. syn·chro·nic·i·ties
  1. The state or fact of being synchronous or simultaneous; synchronism.

  2. Coincidence of events that seem to be meaningfully related, conceived in Jungian theory as an explanatory principle on the same order as causality.

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Main Entry: syn·chro·nic·i·ty
Pronunciation: "si[ng]-kr&-'nis-&t-E, "sin-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the coincidental occurrence of events and especially psychic events (as similar thoughts in widely separated persons or a mental image of an unexpected event before ithappens) that seem related but are not explained by conventional mechanisms of causality —used especially in the psychology of C. G. Jung
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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