Concurrent

[kən'kʌr(ə)nt] or [kən'kɝənt]

Definition

(a.) Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect; cooperating.

(a.) Conjoined; associate; concomitant; existing or happening at the same time.

(a.) Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects; as, the concurrent jurisdiction of courts.

(a.) Meeting in one point.

(n.) One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.

(n.) One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.

(n.) One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; -- so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.

Inputed by Cathleen

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Agreeing, harmonizing, coincident.[2]. Conjoined, united, associate, associated, attendant, concomitant.[3]. Joint and equal, of equal authority.

Typed by Audrey