concomitance

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/kənˈkɒmɪtəns/

noun

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

OriginFrench concomitant ← Latin concomitari →
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Meanings

nounconcomitance (countable and uncountable, plural concomitances)

plural concomitances · alternative concomitancy

  1. countableuncountableoccurrence or existence together or in connection with one another, coexistence
  2. countableuncountableA concomitant.
  3. countableuncountableChristianityThe 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.

Origin

  1. Latinconcomitari“accompany”
  2. Frenchconcomitant
  3. Englishconcomitance

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

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Translations

Catalan concomitància
  • concomitànciaoccurrence or existence together
French concomitance
  • concomitanceoccurrence or existence together
Irish coimhdeacht
  • coimhdeachtoccurrence or existence together
Italian concomitanza
  • concomitanzaoccurrence or existence together
Polish współwystępowanie, współistnienie
  • współwystępowanieoccurrence or existence together
  • współistnienieoccurrence or existence together
  • czynnik towarzyszącyconcomitant
Portuguese concomitância, simultaneidade
  • concomitânciaoccurrence or existence together
  • simultaneidadeoccurrence or existence together
Spanish concomitancia
  • concomitanciaoccurrence or existence together
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APA

concomitance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concomitance

MLA

“concomitance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concomitance. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “concomitance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concomitance.

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