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Webster 1913 Edition
Coincide
Coˊin-cide′
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Coincided
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Coinciding
.] 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 America3.
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.