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concomitant

[kon-kom-i-tuhnt, kuhn-] Origin

con·com·i·tant

[kon-kom-i-tuhnt, kuhn-]
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.

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Concomitant is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin concomitant- (stem of concomitāns, present participle of concomitārī), equivalent to con- con- + comit- (stem of comes) comes + -ant- -ant

con·com·i·tant·ly, adverb


1. associated.

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concomitant (kənˈkɒmɪtənt)
 
adj
1.  existing or occurring together; associative
 
n
2.  a concomitant act, person, etc
 
[C17: from Late Latin concomitārī to accompany, from com- with + comes companion, fellow]
 
con'comitantly
 
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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