CONCURRENT


Meaning of CONCURRENT in English

adj.

Pronunciation: - ' k ə r- ə nt, - ' k ə -r ə nt

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin concurrent-, concurrens, present participle of concurrere

Date: 14th century

1 : operating or occurring at the same time

2 a : running parallel b : CONVERGENT specifically : meeting or intersecting in a point

3 : acting in conjunction

4 : exercised over the same matter or area by two different authorities < concurrent jurisdiction>

– concurrent noun

– con · cur · rent · ly adverb

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