Monday, September 16, 2013

concomitant -- Sam

con·com·i·tant  (kn-km-tnt)
adj.
Occurring or existing concurrently; attendant. See Synonyms at contemporary.
n.
One that occurs or exists concurrently with another.

[Late Latin concomitns, concomitant-, present participle of concomitrto accompany : Latin com-com- + Latin comitrto accompany (from comes, comit-companion; see ei- in Indo-European roots).]

con·comi·tant·ly adv.

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For the first time in years, Sam will study at school without the concomitant stresses of full-time tennis.

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