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concomitant

con·co·mi·tant

UK/kənˈkɒmɪtənt/ US/kənˈkɑmətənt/ uncommon

noun

1.

an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

adjective

1.

following as a consequence

  • “an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems”
  • “snags incidental to the changeover in management”

Origin

First attested 1607; from Middle French concomitant, from Latin concomitāns, the present participle of concomitor (“to accompany”), from con- (“together”) + comitor (“to accompany”), from comes (“companion”).

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