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   coincide

   /ˌkəʊɪnˈsʌɪd/

   verb

   • 1. occur at the same time: "publication is timed to coincide with a major exhibition" Similar occur simultaneouslyhappen togetherhappen at the same timebe concurrentcoexistconcurclashconflict
   • ▪ be present at the same place and at the same time: "on Friday afternoons we generally coincided"
   • ▪ correspond in position; meet: "the two long-distance walks briefly coincide here"
   • 2. correspond in nature; tally: "the interests of employers and employees do not always coincide" Similar tallycorrespondagreeaccordconcurmatchfitbe in agreementbe consistentconformequateharmonizebe in tunebe compatibledovetailcorrelatebe the same asparallelinformal:squarejibearchaic:quadrateOpposite differ
   • ▪ be in agreement: "the members of the College coincide in this opinion"

   Word Origin early 18th century (in the sense ‘occupy the same space’): from medieval Latin coincidere, from co- ‘together with’ + incidere ‘fall upon or into’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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