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coincide

/ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/ verb

In Latin: coincidō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about coincide at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Go with, fall together.
  2. Happen simultaneously.
    The two events coincided
  3. Be the same.
    our views on this matter coincided

Origin

From French coïncider, from Medieval Latin coincidere, from con- + incidere, from in- (“into, to”) + cadere (“to fall, fall down, drop”).

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