concurrence

[ kuh n-kur-uh ns, -kuhr- ]

/ kənˈkɜr əns, -ˈkʌr- /

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noun

the act of concurring.

accordance in opinion; agreement: With the concurrence of several specialists, our doctor recommended surgery.

cooperation, as of agents or causes; combined action or effort.

simultaneous occurrence; coincidence: the concurrence of several unusual events.

Geometry. a point that is in three or more lines simultaneously.

Law. a power equally held or a claim shared equally.

Archaic. competition; rivalry.

Also con·cur·ren·cy (for defs 1–4).

Origin of concurrence

From the Medieval Latin word concurrentia, dating back to 1515–25. See concurrent, -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM concurrence

pre·con·cur·rence, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for concurrence

In a concurrence, Justice Stephen Breyer said a more finely tailored law might survive constitutional scrutiny.

In Case of Lies and Free Speech, Supreme Court Skirts Law of Online Dating |Dan Slater |June 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The concurrence of parliament is not to be, but has long been, given.

The Waters of Edera |Louise de la Rame, a.k.a. Ouida
But the report which Buckingham made was by no means so convincing as to win their concurrence.

A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) |Leopold von Ranke
Style comes unawares through the concurrence of many elements; but can we achieve it without design?

Rodin: The Man and his Art |Judith Cladel

You are desired by your brother to ask if my father has acted with my concurrence in proposing a separation.

Byron |Richard Edgcumbe
The Bishops speedily agreed on an address of thanks for the royal message, and requested the concurrence of the Lower House.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for concurrence

concurrence

/ (kənˈkʌrəns) /

noun

the act of concurring

agreement in opinion; accord; assent

cooperation or combination

simultaneous occurrence; coincidence

geometry a point at which three or more lines intersect

Also (for senses 1–4): concurrency

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