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co⋅in⋅cide

  [koh-in-sahyd]
Use coincide in a Sentence
–verb (used without object), -cid⋅ed, -cid⋅ing.
1. to occupy the same place in space, the same point or period in time, or the same relative position: The centers of concentric circles coincide. Our vacations coincided this year.
2. to correspond exactly, as in nature, character, etc.: His vocation coincides with his avocation.
3. to agree or concur, as in thought or opinion: Their opinions always coincide.
Origin:
1635–45; < ML coincidere, equiv. to L co- co- + incidere to befall; see incident

Synonyms:
3. accord, correspond, match, tally, jibe, square.

Antonyms:
3. differ, contradict.
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co·in·cide   (kō'ĭn-sīd')   
intr.v.   co·in·cid·ed, co·in·cid·ing, co·in·cides
  1. To occupy the same relative position or the same area in space.
  2. To happen at the same time or during the same period.
  3. To correspond exactly; be identical.
  4. To agree exactly, as in opinion; concur. See Synonyms at agree.

[Medieval Latin coincidere : Latin co-, co- + Latin incidere, to occur; see incident.]
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Coincide

Co`in*cide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coincided; p. pr. & vb. n. Coinciding.] [L. co- + incidere to fall on; in + cadere to fall: cf. F. co["i]ncider. See Chance, n.]

1. To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles, when placed one on the other.

If the equator and the ecliptic had coincided, it would have rendered the annual revoluton of the earth useless. --Cheyne.

2. To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous; as, the fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America.

3. To correspond exactly; to agree; to concur; as, our aims coincide.

The rules of right jugdment and of good ratiocination often coincide with each other. --Watts.
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Language Translation for : coincide
Spanish: coincidir,
German: zusammentreffen,
Japanese: 同時に起こる
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coincide 
c.1641, from Fr. coincider (14c.), from M.L. coincidere (in astrological use), from L. co- "together" + incidere "to fall upon" (in- "upon + cadere "to fall;" see case (1)). Coincidence first recorded 1605.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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