coincided

Variant of coincide

intransitive verb coincided, coinciding

  1. to take up the same place in space; be exactly alike in shape, position, and area
  2. to occur at the same time; take up the same period of time
  3. to hold equivalent positions, as on a scale
  4. to be identical; correspond exactly: our interests coincide
  5. to be in accord; agree

Origin: Fr coincider < ML coincidere < L co-, together + incidere, to fall upon: see incident

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