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adjective occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side: concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.
acting in conjunction; cooperating: the concurrent efforts of several legislators to pass the new law.
having equal authority or jurisdiction: two concurrent courts of law.
accordant or agreeing: concurrent testimony by three witnesses.
tending to or intersecting at the same point: four concurrent lines.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun something joint or contributory.
Archaic . a rival or competitor.
Origin of concurrent First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle French or directly from Latin concurrent- (stem of concurrēns, present participle of concurrere “to run together”; see concur); see con-, current
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This meant playing up the restrictions on its power and emphasizing the “concurrent ” authority of the states.
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I highly appreciate, and cordially reciprocate those warm and concurrent expressions of confidence and affection.
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A concurrent drift begins which is subject to later correction.
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This circumstance alone would justify Timanthes, but other concurrent reasons may be given.
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The process is one in which both the two concurrent minds are active, but each with an inherent activity peculiar to itself.
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But an enlargement of the image of an object avails nothing, if there be no concurrent disclosure of detail.
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British Dictionary definitions for concurrent adjective taking place at the same time or in the same location
cooperating
meeting at, approaching, or having a common point concurrent lines
having equal authority or jurisdiction
in accordance or agreement; harmonious
noun something joint or contributory; a concurrent circumstance or cause
Derived forms of concurrent concurrently , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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