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Webster 1913 Edition


Coincide

Coˊin-cide′

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Coincided
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Coinciding
.]
[L.
co-
+
incidere
to fall on;
in + cadere
to fall: cf. F.
coïncider
. See
Chance
,
Noun.
]
1.
To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles, when placed one on the other.
If the equator and the ecliptic had
coincided
, it would have rendered the annual revoluton of the earth useless.
Cheyne.
2.
To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous;
as, the fall of Granada
coincided
with the discovery of America
.
3.
To correspond exactly; to agree; to concur;
as, our aims
coincide
.
The rules of right jugdment and of good ratiocination often
coincide
with each other.
Watts.

Definition 2024


coïncidé

coïncidé

See also: coincide and coïncide

French

Verb

coïncidé m (feminine singular coïncidée, masculine plural coïncidés, feminine plural coïncidées)

  1. past participle of coïncider