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concurrence

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈkʌɹ.əns/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈkɜː.ɹəns/
  • General-American: /kənˈkɝ.əns/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N K ER1 AH0 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Agreement; concurring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An instance of simultaneous occurrence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

acting together, as agents or circumstances or events

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concurrency

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cooperation

4

noun

Meaning 4

the temporal property of two things happening at the same time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coincidence, conjunction, co-occurrence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: simultaneity, simultaneousness

Narrower terms: concomitance, overlap, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, unison

5

noun

Meaning 5

agreement of results or opinions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concurrency

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: agreement

6

noun

Meaning 6

a state of cooperation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: meeting of minds

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: agreement, accord

History

Etymology

From Old French concurrence.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: съгласуване (sǎglasuvane) — agreement
  • Finnish: sopimus — agreement
  • German: Übereinstimmung — agreement
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 (samaqiss) — agreement
  • Greek: σύμπτωση απόψεων (sýmptosi apópseon) — agreement
  • Japanese: 賛成 (sansei) — agreement
  • Central Kurdish: یەککەوتن (yekkewtin) — agreement
  • Polish: zgoda — agreement
  • Polish: zgodność — agreement
  • Portuguese: concordância — agreement
  • Spanish: concurrencia — agreement
  • Swedish: instämmande — agreement
  • Turkish: bağdaşma — agreement
  • Turkish: mutabakat — agreement
  • Bulgarian: съвпадение (sǎvpadenie) — instance of simultaneous occurrence
  • Finnish: samanaikaisuus — instance of simultaneous occurrence
  • German: Gleichzeitigkeit — instance of simultaneous occurrence
  • Greek: σύμπτωση (sýmptosi) — instance of simultaneous occurrence
  • Polish: zbieżność — instance of simultaneous occurrence
  • Portuguese: concorrência — instance of simultaneous occurrence
  • Turkish: eş zamanlılık — instance of simultaneous occurrence
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