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con·com·i·tant
I. \kənˈkäməd.ənt, (ˈ)kän|k-, -mətənt also -mətənt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin concomitant-, concomitans, present participle of concomitari to accompany, from com- + comitari, from comit-, comes companion — more at count
: accompanying or attending especially in a subordinate or incidental way : occurring along with or at the same time as and with or without causal relationship
< the scholastic belief that man is a child of God and … the concomitant belief that all men are brothers — Hardin Craig >
Synonyms: see contemporary
II. noun
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1. : something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with another : accompaniment
< tuberculosis, hookworm, and infant mortality — the pathological concomitants of pauperism — Oscar Handlin >
2. archaic : associate, companion |