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coincide

coin·cide

US/ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/ uncommon

verb

1.

go with, fall together

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2.

happen simultaneously

  • “The two events coincided”
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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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