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coincident

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co⋅in⋅ci⋅dent

  [koh-in-si-duhnt]
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–adjective
1. happening at the same time.
2. coinciding; occupying the same place or position.
3. exactly corresponding.
4. in exact agreement (usually fol. by with).
Origin:
1555–65; < ML coincident- (s. of coincidēns) prp. of coincidere to coincide; see -ent

Synonyms:
1. simultaneous, synchronous. See contemporary.
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co·in·ci·dent   (kō-ĭn'sĭ-dənt)   
adj.  

  1. Occupying the same area in space or happening at the same time: a series of coincident events. See Synonyms at contemporary.

  2. Being very similar to another, as in nature: testimony that was coincident with the actual facts.

  3. Matching point for point; coinciding: coincident circles.

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