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coincide
 
SYLLABICATION:co·in·cide
PRONUNCIATION:  kn-sd
INTRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: co·in·cid·ed, co·in·cid·ing, co·in·cides
1. To occupy the same relative position or the same area in space. 2. To happen at the same time or during the same period. 3. To correspond exactly; be identical. 4. To agree exactly, as in opinion; concur. See synonyms at agree.
ETYMOLOGY:Medieval Latin coincidere : Latin co-, co- + Latin incidere, to occur; see incident.
 
 
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