coincidence
coincidence is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
- 2.Exact correspondence in nature, character, result, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement. The very concurrence and coincidence of ao many evidences . . . carries a great weight. Sir M. Hale. Those who discourse . . . of the nature of truth . . . affirm a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness. South.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abut
- abutment
- abuttal
- abutter
- adhere
- adhesion
- adjoin
- agree
- agreement
- aid
- alliance
- along
- apposition
- appulse
- assent
- cause
- close
- coagency
- coexist
- coexistence
- coincide
- come
- common
- concert
- concur
- concurrence
- concurrent
- concurring
- conduce
- consent
- consilience
- conspire
- contact
- conterminous
- contiguity
- contiguous
- contribute
- cooperate
- cooperation
- end
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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