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–adjective

1.	existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; concurrent: an event and its concomitant circumstances.

–noun

2.	a concomitant quality, circumstance, or thing.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < L concomitant- (s. of concomitāns, prp. of concomitārī), equiv. to con- con- + comit- (s. of comes) comes + -ant- -ant

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—Related forms

con·com·i·tant·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. associated.

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con·com·i·tant Audio Help   (kən-kŏm'ĭ-tənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Occurring or existing concurrently; attendant. See Synonyms at contemporary.

n.   One that occurs or exists concurrently with another.

[Late Latin concomitāns, concomitant-, present participle of concomitārī, to accompany : Latin com-, com- + Latin comitārī, to accompany (from comes, comit-, companion; see ei- in Indo-European roots).]

con·com'i·tant·ly adv.

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concomitant

1607, from Fr. concomitant, from L. concomitantem, prp. of concomitari "accompany, attend," from com- "with, together" + comitari "join as a companion," from comes (gen. comitis) "companion."

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concomitant
adjective
1.	following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn: attendant]
noun
1.	an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another [syn: accompaniment]