Definition of "coincident" [co•in•ci•dent]

• Occupying the same area in space or happening at the same time: a series of coincident events. See Synonyms at contemporary. (adjective)
• Being very similar to another, as in nature: testimony that was coincident with the actual facts. (adjective)
• Matching point for point; coinciding: coincident circles. (adjective)

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• "This fourth estate, in the recesses of whose heart there lies no germ of a new and further development of privilege, is therefore a term coincident with the human race."
• "Are we not cultivating the belief that we are fit and capable for any military strain coincident with invasion?"
• "Contrary to popular belief, there's no Japanese term coincident with the word Wii -"