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Meaning of 'coincide' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Coincide [ n.]
- To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles, when placed one on the other.
- To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous; as, the fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America.
- To correspond exactly; to agree; to concur; as, our aims coincide.

Meaning of 'coincide' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . coincide [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be the same
Example in sentence:
  • our views on this matter coincided
Meaning (2):
- happen simultaneously
Example in sentence:
  • The two events coincided

Nearby Words:

coif coifed coiffure coigne coigny coil coiled coiling coilon coin

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