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consentaneous

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con⋅sen⋅ta⋅ne⋅ous

  [kon-sen-tey-nee-uhs]
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–adjective
1. agreeing; accordant.
2. done by common consent; unanimous.
Origin:
1615–25; < L consentāneus, equiv. to consent- (s. of consentīre to consent ) + -āneus (-ān(us) -an + -eus -eous )

Related forms:
con⋅sen⋅ta⋅ne⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
con⋅sen⋅ta⋅ne⋅i⋅ty  [kuhn-sen-tuh-nee-i-tee] , con⋅sen⋅ta⋅ne⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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con·sen·ta·ne·ous   (kŏn'sěn-tā'nē-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Manifesting agreement; accordant.

  2. Unanimous.


[From Latin cōnsentāneus, from cōnsentīre, to agree; see consent.]
con·sen'ta·ne'i·ty (kən-sěn'tə-nē'ĭ-tē), con'sen·ta'ne·ous·ness n., con'sen·ta'ne·ous·ly adv.
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