simul'taneousness

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simultaneous (ˌsɪməlˈteɪnɪəs, US ˌsaɪməlˈteɪnɪəs)

—*adj*
1.	occurring, existing, or operating at the same time; concurrent

—n
2.	chess Sometimes shortened to: simul a display in which one player plays a number of opponents at once, walking from board to board

[C17: formed on the model of instantaneous from Latin simul at the same time, together]

simul'taneously

—*adv*

simul'taneousness

—n

simultaneity

—n

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