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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /sɪŋk/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a shortening of [[synchronization]] or [[synchronize]],^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) also spelled synch.^(Etymonline)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Synchronization of film soundtracks, in the phrases ''in sync'' and ''out of sync'': 1929.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The verb, to synchronize, is by 1930, as in ''Variety's'' headline about ''synced silents''.^(Etymonline) The general sense, harmony or agreement (''in sync with the times''), is by 1961.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1929 – in sync (film).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1930 – to sync (verb).^(Etymonline)

+ * 1961 – harmony, agreement.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(informal)'' [[synchronization|alt=Synchronization]], especially of sound and picture: ''out of sync''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Harmony or agreement: ''in sync with each other''.^(AHD)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # ''(informal)'' To [[synchronize]], as files between devices.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[lip-sync]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[synchronize]]

+ * [[synchronous]]

+ * [[chronic]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}