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concurrent
[ kuhn-kur-uhnt, -kuhr- ]
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.
noun
- something joint or contributory.
- Archaic. a rival or competitor.
concurrent
/ əˈʌəԳ /
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
- DzˈܰԳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dz·ܰ·Գ· adverb
- ·Dz·ܰ·Գ adjective
- ܲ·Dz·ܰ·Գ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of concurrent1
Example Sentences
Because of that, drawing flourished as a wholly independent medium in the 1970s, thanks to the concurrent rise of idea-intensive Conceptual art.
But the concurrent events this year are especially concerning to officials.
There is no concurrent rise, he noted, in the number of cases of severe autism.
He faces three concurrent terms of 15 years to life in state prison, as well as one concurrent term of three years, authorities said.
He is already serving concurrent terms for embezzlement and abuse of power while in office, bringing his total sentence to more than 12 years.
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