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concurrents

concurrents is the plural of concurrent.

Meaning of concurrent

Noun

concurrent (plural concurrents)

  1. One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
    • To all affairs of importance there are three necessary concurrents […] time, industry, and faculties.1667, attributed to Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. […], London: […] R. Norton for T. Garthwait, […], →OCLC
  2. One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
    • Menander […] had no concurrent in his time that came neere vnto him1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C....
  3. One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
  4. One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.

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Questions about concurrents

What is concurrents the plural of?
Concurrents is the plural of concurrent.

Words near concurrents in the dictionary

  1. concurrent indicator
  2. concurrent indicators
  3. concurrentization
  4. concurrently
  5. concurrentness
  6. concurrents
  7. concurrer
  8. concurrers
  9. concurring
  10. concurring opinion
  11. concurring opinions

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