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synchronicity

noun syn·chro·nic·i·ty \ˌsiŋ-krə-ˈni-sə-tē, ˌsin-\
plural syn·chro·nic·i·ties

Definition of SYNCHRONICITY

1
:  the quality or fact of being synchronous
2
:  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 it happens) that seem related but are not explained by conventional mechanisms of causality —used especially in the psychology of C. G. Jung
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First Known Use of SYNCHRONICITY

circa 1889
Medical Dictionary

synchronicity

noun syn·chro·nic·i·ty \ˌsiŋ-krə-ˈnis-ət-ē, ˌsin-\
plural syn·chro·nic·i·ties

Medical Definition of SYNCHRONICITY

:  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 it happens) that seem related but are not explained by conventional mechanisms of causality—used especially in the psychology of C. G. Jung

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