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concomitance

concomitance

9.9
Two or more things happen at the same time
  • noun
  • /kənˈkɒmɪtəns/
  • Formal
translation icon : concomitancia
  • And blood was doubly veiled, for the laity received it only by concomitance, in the round white wafer of the body of Christ.
  • doctrine of concomitance

We know that twins, being even more bonded than most siblings, have a particularly strong concomitance of knowing.

Examples

  • One phenomenon that confuses the issue of concomitance is co-morbidity.

    Academic text (1992)
  • This concomitance of power and resistance is present in Esmeralda.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The doctrine of concomitance is made visual; every fragment is whole; the body contains blood.

    Academic text (2002)
  • If by concomitance, all Christ is in every particle, then (argues Gerhard) Christ's blood can be totally in heaven and yet present.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Theological discussions of concomitance inflected discussions of blood relic, providing a defense against skeptical objections to its historicity.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The concomitance of high temperature and humidity can lead to discomfort during the summer.

  • In nature, the concomitance of different species can create a balanced ecosystem.

  • The study examined the concomitance of stress and sleep deprivation among college students.

Synonyms

conjunction
vsconcomitance
  • Specialized
73 6.1

When events happen at the same time

is the general state of coexisting things, not limited to technical usage
overlap
vsconcomitance
30 3.9

A situation where two things share something or happen together

is the overall state of things occurring together rather than shared parts
concurrency
vsconcomitance
2 8.1

Two or more events happening at the same time

covers the general condition of things existing together beyond concurrent actions
synchrony
vsconcomitance
2 6.7

A situation when events happen at the same time

is the general coexistence without requiring precise coordination
synchronicity
vsconcomitance
2 9.3

Events happening at the same time in a matching way

is the neutral fact of joint occurrence without implying meaningful relation
simultaneity
vsconcomitance
1 7.9

Two or more things happening at the same time

is broader, covering things existing together not only exact timing
concurrence
vsconcomitance
1 7.2

Two or more things happening at the same time

emphasizes the general coexistence of things not only the timed fact
co-occurrence
vsconcomitance
7.1

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

is the broad state of things existing together rather than single events
copresence
vsconcomitance
8.2

A situation where two or more people are in the same place

focuses on coexisting generally rather than physical presence in one place

Antonyms

89 2.6

The process of moving apart or staying apart

Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet

Surface Forms

concomitance singular
concomitances plural

Morphology

concomitance = concomitant (semi-transparent) = con + comit + ance

Formed from the adjective 'concomitant' by a regular noun-forming suffix '-ance', but the base and combining elements are Latinate and relatively rare, so the relation may not be obvious to lower-level learners.

Etymology

The word concomitance comes from Latin parts con- 'with' and a root meaning 'to accompany', the same idea you see in accompany and company. So, concomitance means when two or more things happen or exist 'together'.