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adjective
1.
occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side: concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.
2.
acting in conjunction; cooperating: the concurrent efforts of several legislators to pass the new law.
3.
having equal authority or jurisdiction: two concurrent courts of law.
4.
accordant or agreeing: concurrent testimony by three witnesses.
5.
tending to or intersecting at the same point: four concurrent lines.
noun
6.
something joint or contributory.
7.
Archaic. a rival or competitor.
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Concurrent
is always a great word to know.
So is consul. Does it mean:
| government official appointed to look after its interests and citizens in another country |
| anything that saves or simplifies work or adds to one's ease or comfort |
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin concurrent- (stem of concurrēns, present participle of concurrere to run together; see concur); see con-, current
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin concurrent- (stem of concurrēns, present participle of concurrere to run together; see concur); see con-, current
Related forms
con·cur·rent·ly, adverb
pre·con·cur·rent, adjective
pre·con·cur·rent·ly, adverb
un·con·cur·rent, adjective
un·con·cur·rent·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
concurrent
1495, from L. concurrentem, prp. of concurrere (see concur). Related: Concurrency (1590s); concurrently (1640s). Concurrent jurisdiction is recorded from 1767.
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