Simultaneous Meaning
/ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHappening at the same moment.
adjTo be solved for the same values of variables.
Sentence Examples
The boy solved the simultaneous equation with ease.
I acted as a simultaneous interpreter.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The concert featured two stages for ____ performances that started at the same time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The two events were ____, happening at exactly the same moment in time.
Word Origin & History
From Medieval Latin simultaneus, from simultim (“at the same time, extended”), from Latin simul (“together, at the same time”); compare similar.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc."
— 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 3-4:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The concert featured two stages for ____ performances that started at the same time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The two events were ____, happening at exactly the same moment in time.