concomitant

con·com·i·tant

 (kən-kŏm′ĭ-tənt)
adj.
Occurring or existing concurrently; attendant: poverty and its concomitant social problems. See Synonyms at contemporary.
n.
One that occurs or exists concurrently with another.

[Late Latin concomitāns, concomitant-, present participle of concomitārī, to accompany : Latin com-, com- + Latin comitārī, to accompany (from comes, comit-, companion; see ei- in Indo-European roots).]

con·com′i·tant·ly adv.
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concomitant

(kənˈkɒmɪtənt)
adj
existing or occurring together; associative
n
a concomitant act, person, etc
[C17: from Late Latin concomitārī to accompany, from com- with + comes companion, fellow]
conˈcomitantly adv
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con•com•i•tant

(kɒnˈkɒm ɪ tənt, kən-)

adj.
1. existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; concurrent: an event and its concomitant circumstances.
n.
2. a concomitant quality, circumstance, or thing.
[1595–1605; < Medieval Latin concomitant-, s. of concomitāns, present participle of concomitārī to accompany < Latin con- con- + comes companion; see comes]
con•com′i•tant•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.concomitant - an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
associate - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
background - relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"
Adj.1.concomitant - following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"
subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments"
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concomitant

adjective accompanying, related, associated, connected, attendant, complementary, collateral, consequent, resultant, concurrent, associative New methods had to be learnt, with concomitant delays in production.
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concomitant

adjective
Occurring or existing with:
noun
One that accompanies another:
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Translations
konkomitant
concomitante

concomitant

[kənˈkɒmɪtənt] (frm)
A. ADJconcomitante
B. Nhecho m concomitante
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concomitant

adj to be concomitant with somethingvon etw begleitet werden
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concomitant

[kənˈkɒmɪtənt] (frm)
1. adjconcomitante
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