Meaning of CONCOMITANT
| Pronunciation: | | kân'kâmitnt
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- [n] an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
- [adj] following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"
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| | Synonyms: | | accompaniment, accompanying, attendant, co-occurrence, incidental, incidental to(p), related, related to |
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| | See Also: | | associate, background, happening, natural event, occurrence | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Con*com"i*tant\, a. [F., fr. L. con- + comitari to
accompany, comes companion. See {Count} a nobleman.]
Accompanying; conjoined; attending.
It has pleased our wise Creator to annex to several
objects, as also to several of our thoughts, a
concomitant pleasure. --Locke.
\Con*com"i*tant\, n.
One who, or that which, accompanies, or is collaterally
connected with another; a companion; an associate; an
accompaniment.
Reproach is a concomitant to greatness. --Addison.
The other concomitant of ingratitude is
hardheartedness. --South.
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