Added 9 October 2026
concurrent
/kəŋˈkʌɹənt/ adjective
Latin root: concurrēns Wiktionary
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- Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
- Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
- Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
noun
- One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
- One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
- One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
Origin
From Middle English concurrent, from Old French concurrent, from Latin concurrēns, present active participle of concurrō (“happen at the same time”), from con- (“with”) + currō (“run”).
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