COINCIDENT


Meaning of COINCIDENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -sə-dənt, -ˌdent ]

adjective

Etymology: French coincident, from Medieval Latin coincident-, coincidens, present participle of coincidere

Date: circa 1587

1. : of similar nature : harmonious

a theory coincident with the facts

2. : occupying the same space or time

coincident events

Synonyms: see contemporary

• co·in·ci·dent·ly -sə-dənt-lē, -ˌdent-; (ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-lē adverb

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