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concomitance

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kənˈkɒmɪtəns/

1

noun

Meaning 1

occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another, coexistence

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A concomitant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The Roman Catholic doctrine of the existence of the entire body of Christ in the Eucharist, under each element, so that the body and blood are both received by communication in one kind only.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: Christianity

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4

noun

Meaning 4

occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: concurrence, coincidence, conjunction, co-occurrence

History

Etymology

First attested in 1607, from French concomitant, from Latin concomitari (“accompany”), from con- (“together”) + comitari (“to company”), from comes, comitis (“companion”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: concomitància — occurrence or existence together
  • French: concomitance — occurrence or existence together
  • Ido: akompano — occurrence or existence together
  • Ido: samtempeso — occurrence or existence together
  • Irish: coimhdeacht — occurrence or existence together
  • Italian: concomitanza — occurrence or existence together
  • Polish: współwystępowanie — occurrence or existence together
  • Polish: współistnienie — occurrence or existence together
  • Portuguese: concomitância — occurrence or existence together
  • Portuguese: simultaneidade — occurrence or existence together
  • Spanish: concomitancia — occurrence or existence together
  • Polish: czynnik towarzyszący — concomitant