concomitant
[ kon-kom-i-tuhnt, kuhn- ]
/ kɒnˈkɒm ɪ tənt, kən- /
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adjective
existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; concurrent: an event and its concomitant circumstances.
noun
a concomitant quality, circumstance, or thing.
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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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