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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).

Words related to coincident

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

Words nearby coincident

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Origin of coincident

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

OTHER WORDS FROM coincident

synonym study for coincident

1. See contemporary.
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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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