concomitant
Something happening or existing at the same timeSomething happening or existing at the same time.
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» What are the main reasons behind these negative concomitants?
Was sind die hauptsächlichen Gründe dieser negativen Begleiterscheinungen? — al_ex_an_der
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Examples
4 sentencesWhat are the main reasons behind these negative concomitants?
deWas sind die hauptsächlichen Gründe dieser negativen Begleiterscheinungen? — al_ex_an_der
Disease is all too often one of the concomitants of poverty.
An increased vaccination rate for children resulted in a concomitant decrease in communicable diseases.
Meaning
2 sensesSomething happening or existing at the same time.
Begleiterscheinung
an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
An invariant homogeneous polynomial in the coefficients of a form, a covariant variable, and a contravariant variable.
Origin
First attested 1607; from Middle French concomitant, from Latin concomitāns, the present pFirst 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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Forms
plural: concomitants| Singular | concomitant |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another:accompanimentattendantco-occurrence
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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