ˈkänˌkōrs, -ˌkȯrs, -ōəs also -äŋˌ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English concurs, concourse, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French concours, from Latin concursus, from past participle of concurrere to run together — more at concur
1. : an act or action of flocking, moving, or flowing together (as of persons or streams) : an approaching and merging
2.
a. : a meeting produced by voluntary or spontaneous moving and coming together at one place : confluence , gathering , meeting , crowd , throng
b. obsolete : an encounter of hostile forces
c. : conjunction 5
3. : a place or point of meeting: as
a. : an open space where several roads or paths meet
b. : an open space or hall where crowds may gather especially by chance coming together (as in a large railroad terminal)
4. law
a. : the arising of two or more actions that are founded upon the same state of facts and may be pursued simultaneously or consecutively
b. Scots law : the arising of a criminal and a civil action on the same grounds
5. archaic : cooperation