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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).

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. coin-operated,
  2. coinage,
  3. coinage bronze,
  4. coincide,
  5. coincidence,
  6. coincident indicator,
  7. coincidental,
  8. coincidentally,
  9. coincidently,
  10. coinfectious immunity

Origin of coincident

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

Synonym study

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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Word Origin and History for coincident

coincident

adj.

late 16c., from French coincident, from coincider (see coincide).

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