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coincident

[ koh-in-si-duhnt ]
/ koʊˈɪn sɪ dənt /
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adjective
happening at the same time.
coinciding; occupying the same place or position.
exactly corresponding.
in exact agreement (usually followed by with).
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Origin of coincident

1555–65; <Medieval Latin coincident- (stem of coincidēns) present participle of coincidere to coincide; see -ent

synonym study for coincident

1. See contemporary.

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Words related to coincident

ancillary, attendant, attending, coinciding, collateral, concomitant, consonant, contemporaneous, contemporary, coordinate, correspondent, incident, satellite, simultaneous, synchronous

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British Dictionary definitions for coincident

coincident
/ (kəʊˈɪnsɪdənt) /
adjective
having the same position in space or time
(usually postpositive and foll by with) in exact agreement; consonant
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