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coincident

[koh-in-si-duhnt] Origin

co·in·ci·dent

[koh-in-si-duhnt]
adjective
1.
happening at the same time.
2.
coinciding; occupying the same place or position.
3.
exactly corresponding.
4.
in exact agreement (usually followed by with).

Origin:
1555–65; < Medieval Latin coincident- (stem of coincidēns) present participle of coincidere to coincide; see -ent

non·co·in·ci·dent, adjective
pre·co·in·ci·dent, adjective
pre·co·in·ci·dent·ly, adverb
su·per·co·in·ci·dent, adjective
su·per·co·in·ci·dent·ly, adverb
EXPAND
un·co·in·ci·dent, adjective
un·co·in·ci·dent·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE


1. simultaneous, synchronous. See contemporary.

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coincident (kəʊˈɪnsɪdənt)
 
adj (usually postpositive and foll by with)
1.  having the same position in space or time
2.  in exact agreement; consonant

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Word Origin & History

coincident
c.1570, from Fr. coincident, from M.L. *coincidentem, prp. of coincidere (see coincide). Related: Coincidental (c.1800), coincidentally (1837), coincidently (1629).
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