concomitant

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1con·com·i·tant

adj \-mə-tənt\

Definition of CONCOMITANT

: accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
con·com·i·tant·ly adverb

Examples of CONCOMITANT

  1. The drug's risks increase with the concomitant use of alcohol.
  2. <an improvement in the facilities led to a concomitant improvement in morale>

Origin of CONCOMITANT

Latin concomitant-, concomitans, present participle of concomitari to accompany, from com- + comitari to accompany, from comit-, comes companion — more at count
First Known Use: 1607

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