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synchronous

/ˈsɪŋkrənəs/
adjective
1 Existing or occurring at the same time.
2 Astronomy
Making or denoting an orbit around the earth or another celestial body in
which one revolution is completed in the period taken for the body to
rotate about its axis.

Origin
Mid 17th century: from late Latin synchronus (from Greek sunkhronos, from sun- ‘together’ + khronos ‘time’) + -ous.

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I do not appreciate the current trend of talk shows on radio or television or even at organizational meetings when every body talks all at once. I cannot process the synchronous sounds sufficiently.

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