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coinciding

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co⋅in⋅cide

  [koh-in-sahyd]
Use coinciding 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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Word Origin & History

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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