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).

Nearby words

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Origin of coincident

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

SYNONYMS FOR coincident

1 simultaneous, synchronous.

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Related forms

non·co·in·ci·dent, adjectivepre·co·in·ci·dent, adjectivepre·co·in·ci·dent·ly, adverbsu·per·co·in·ci·dent, adjective

su·per·co·in·ci·dent·ly, adverbun·co·in·ci·dent, adjectiveun·co·in·ci·dent·ly, adverb

Synonym study

1. See contemporary.

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Examples from the Web for coincident

The federal deficit has never fallen as fast as it's falling now without a coincident recession.
Actually the Deficit is Falling Too Fast|David Frum|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Coincident with this, the yacht struck again very slightly at the bows.
The Rival Campers Afloat|Ruel Perley Smith
From these observations it followed that the planes of cleavage ought not to be coincident with those of bedding.
Charles Lyell and Modern Geology|Thomas George Bonney
This is coincident with or subsequent to the attacks of a small oval brown insect, Chermes hesperidum.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4|Various

Shakespeare's lifetime was coincident with a period of extraordinary activity and achievement in the drama.
The Facts About Shakespeare|William Allan Nielson
The time of their departure would be coincident with the siege and destruction of their beloved city.
The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882|Joseph Wild

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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