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concomitancy

American  
[kon-kom-i-tuhn-see, kuhn-] / kɒnˈkɒm ɪ tən si, kən- /

noun

plural

concomitancies

  1. concomitance.

Etymology

Origin of concomitancy

From the Medieval Latin word concomitantia, dating back to 1555–65. See concomitant, -ancy

Example Sentences

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By laborious investigation physiology has established the fact beyond the reach of rational dispute, that there is a constant relation of concomitancy between cerebral action and thought.

From Mind and Motion and Monism by Romanes, George John

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