concomitant

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
  2. adjective following or accompanying as a consequence

Etymology

First attested 1607; from Middle French concomitant, from Latin concomitāns, the present participle of concomitor (“to accompany”), from con- (“together”) + comitor (“to accompany”), from comes (“companion”).

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Synonyms

accompaniment, attendant, co-occurrence

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