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.

OTHER WORDS FOR concomitant

1 associated.

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Origin of concomitant

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin concomitant- (stem of concomitāns, present participle of concomitārī ), equivalent to con- con- + comit- (stem of comes ) comes + -ant- -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM concomitant

con·com·i·tant·ly, adverb

Words nearby concomitant

conclusory, concoct, concoction, concomitance, concomitancy, concomitant, concomitantly, concord, concordance, concordant, concordat

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How to use concomitant in a sentence

Delta functions something like a swamp cooler, using the body’s own perspiration as a cooling mechanism but without any concomitant clamminess.
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Indeed, it's possible to see U.S. wage stagnation as the necessary concomitant of a policy that maximizes employment.
David's Book Club: Unintended Consequences|David Frum|July 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It by no means follows, however, that virtue is the invariable concomitant of plausible speech.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
Thus we find that earthly kings publish their decrees with such concomitant, that none may say, "We heard not this."
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various

In a moment I had reached that phase of weakly decisive anger which is for people of my temperament the concomitant of exhaustion.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells
Similar objections will be found to apply to the Method of Concomitant Variations.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
The use of the aspis in Homer, therefore, throws no suspicion on the concomitant use of the corslet.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for concomitant

concomitant

/ (kənˈkɒmɪtənt) /

adjective

existing or occurring together; associative

noun

a concomitant act, person, etc

Derived forms of concomitant

concomitantly, adverb

Word Origin for concomitant

C17: from Late Latin concomitārī to accompany, from com- with + comes companion, fellow

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