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concomitant
[ kon-kom-i-tuhnt, kuhn- ]
/ kɒnˈkɒm ɪ tənt, kən- /
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adjective
existing or occurring with something else, as a related feature or circumstance; accompanying: The Dutch economy was already burdened by the high national debt and concomitant high taxation.
existing or occurring at the same time; concurrent: Anti-Catholicism peaked from the 1830s through the 1850s, concomitant with the growing debate over slavery.
noun
a concomitant quality, circumstance, or thing.
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Origin of concomitant
OTHER WORDS FROM concomitant
con·com·i·tant·ly, adverbWords nearby concomitant
conclusory, concoct, concoction, concomitance, concomitancy, concomitant, concomitantly, concord, concordance, concordant, concordat
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British Dictionary definitions for concomitant
concomitant
/ (kənˈkɒmɪtənt) /
adjective
existing or occurring together; associative
noun
a concomitant act, person, etc
Derived forms of concomitant
concomitantly, adverbWord Origin for concomitant
C17: from Late Latin concomitārī to accompany, from com- with + comes companion, fellow
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