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concomitant

adj
/kənˈkɒmɪtənt/UK/kənˈkɑmətənt/US/kənˈkɒmətənt/CA/kənˈkɔmətənt/

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”).

  1. derived from concomitāns
  2. derived from concomitant

Definitions

  1. Accompanying

    Accompanying; conjoining; attending; concurrent.

    • It has therefore pleased our wise Creator to annex to several objects, and to the ideas which we receive from them, as also to several of our thoughts, a concomitant pleasure, […]
    • The visitors saw the measures taken immediately before, during, and after an "air raid", which included a gas and high-explosive bomb attack. The concomitant noise "effects" sounded grimly realistic.

  2. Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which expresses that a secondary action is…

    Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which expresses that a secondary action is occurring simultaneously to the primary action of the statement.

  3. Something happening or existing at the same time.

    • The reflection, that but the next day was to transport her far from London, had, in chasing distrust, with its natural concomitants, restraint and reserve, given a sweet and placid composure to her demeanour.
    • A major concomitant of the advent of diesel traction has been a vast increase in the amount of electrical equipment needing overhaul.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An invariant homogeneous polynomial in the coefficients of a form, a covariant variable,…

      An invariant homogeneous polynomial in the coefficients of a form, a covariant variable, and a contravariant variable.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at concomitant. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at concomitant. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at concomitant

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