Concomitance

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another, coexistence countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another wordnet
  3. 3
    A concomitant. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    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. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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accompanimentaccordanceagreementallianceassociationcahoots

Etymology

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

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