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concurrence

concurrence

1 7.2
Two or more things happening at the same time
  • noun
  • /kənˈkɜːrəns/
translation icon : coincidencia
  • Another 402 cases (35%) showed concurrence by health care risk factor and susceptibility pattern (HA-MRSA: 165, or 41%; CA-MRSA: 237, or 59%).

Examples

  • It is unclear whether the record manufacturing plant was a deliberate attempt to fill the void created by the prohibition against Cuban imports, or whether the concurrence of events was purely coincidental.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The essay examines the consequences of the concurrence of a recent surge of interest in LGBT lives in the Italian media with the perceived transformation of Spain.

    Blog text (32)
  • We've never seen the concurrence of events we see here.

    Blog text (12)
  • A boundary or limit situation consists of a concurrence of circumstances calling for a radical change in attitude towards existence.

    Academic text (2009)
  • That the concurrence of the Secretary of State for External Affairs is required is reflective of the fact that such orders may have significant foreign policy and trade ramifications.

    Academic text (1994)
  • They argue that American and Indian interests in Afghanistan are increasingly aligned and that long-term stability in the country will require a similar move toward concurrence of aims between India and Pakistan.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The concurrence of the participatory action research/empowerment evaluation approach with Lakota ideas and traditions was an important reason we adopted the methodology for the CIRCLE evaluation.

    Academic text (2004)
  • As a scholar, Kuyper developed the theory of "sphere sovereignty," and as a politician, he attempted to put it into practice in approximate concurrence with the papacy of Leo XIII.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The concurrence of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., joined by Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, stressed that the new four-part test should produce much the same results.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The concurrence of the two storms caused widespread flooding in the region.

Synonyms

unison
vsconcurrence
265 2.8

Two or more people act or speak at the same time

describes simple co-timing without agreement or matching action
conjunction
vsconcurrence
  • Specialized
73 6.1

When events happen at the same time

is the broader everyday noun for simple time coincidence
concurrency
vsconcurrence
2 8.1

Two or more events happening at the same time

is the general noun emphasising joint timing over other links
synchrony
vsconcurrence
2 6.7

A situation when events happen at the same time

means mere happening at the same time without coordination
simultaneity
vsconcurrence
1 7.9

Two or more things happening at the same time

is the neutral noun used for that same temporal state
simultaneousness
vsconcurrence
7.7

Two or more things happening at the same time

is an alternative noun for that identical timing quality
synchroneity
vsconcurrence
9.9

A state of things happening at the same time

is the equivalent term used in similar contexts
synchronism
vsconcurrence
8.2

The state of events or actions happening at the same time

highlights coincidence in time rather than coordination or rhythm
co-occurrence
vsconcurrence
7.1

More than one thing happening at the same time or in the same place

focuses on time alone, not on sharing the same location
contemporaneousness
vsconcurrence
9.9

The fact of existing or happening at the same time as something else

is a more concise noun for that temporal relationship
concomitance
vsconcurrence
  • Formal
9.9

Two or more things happen at the same time

stresses timing alone rather than implied association

Antonyms

asynchronism
  • Specialized
9.7

A situation in which events do not happen at the same time or speed

How Simultaneous

synchronization
  • US
12 4.7
concurrence
1 7.2
coincidence
426 3.4
overlap
30 3.9

Surface Forms

concurrence singular
concurrences plural

Morphology

concurrence = concur (semi-transparent) = concur + ence

While formed regularly from 'concur' + '-ence', the 'simultaneous occurrence' sense requires knowledge that 'concur' can mean 'happen together', which many learners may not know.

Etymology

The word concurrence comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and currere 'to run', literally 'running together', and shares the same root as current and occur. That's why concurrence can mean two or more things 'happening at the same time'.