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con⋅cur⋅rence
[kuh
n-kur-uhns, -kuhr-] 
–noun
| 1. | the act of concurring. |
| 2. | accordance in opinion; agreement: With the concurrence of several specialists, our doctor recommended surgery. |
| 3. | cooperation, as of agents or causes; combined action or effort. |
| 4. | simultaneous occurrence; coincidence: the concurrence of several unusual events. |
| 5. | Geometry. a point that is in three or more lines simultaneously. |
| 6. | Law. a power equally held or a claim shared equally. |
| 7. | Archaic. competition; rivalry. |
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| con·cur·rence (kən-kûr'əns, -kŭr'-) n.
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Concurrence
Con*cur"rence\, n. [F., competition, equality of rights, fr. LL. concurrentia competition.]1. The act of concurring; a meeting or coming together; union; conjunction; combination. We have no other measure but our own ideas, with the concurence of other probable reasons, to persuade us. --Locke. 2. A meeting of minds; agreement in opinion; union in design or act; -- implying joint approbation. Tarquin the Proud was expelled by the universal concurrence of nobles and people. --Swift. 3. Agreement or consent, implying aid or contribution of power or influence; co["o]peration. We collect the greatness of the work, and the necessity of the divine concurrence to it. --Rogers. An instinct that works us to its own purposes without our concurrence. --Burke. 4. A common right; coincidence of equal powers; as, a concurrence of jurisdiction in two different courts.
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Language Translation for : concurrence
Spanish:
competencia,
German:
die Konkurrenz,
Japanese:
競争相手
Main Entry: con·cur·rence
Pronunciation: k&n-'k&r-&ns
Function: noun
1 : the simultaneous occurrence of events or circumstances
2 : an agreement in judgment; specifically : a judge's or justice's separate opinion that differs in reasoning but agrees in the decision of the court
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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