Main Entry: co·in·ci·dent

Pronunciation: \-sə-dənt, -ˌdent\

Function: adjective

Etymology: French coincident, from Medieval Latin coincident-, coincidens, present participle of coincidere

Date: circa 1587

1 : of similar nature : harmonious <a theory coincident with the facts>
2 : occupying the same space or time <coincident events>

synonyms see contemporary

— co·in·ci·dent·ly \-sə-dənt-lē, -ˌdent-; (ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-lē\ adverb