Concurrence Meaning
/kəˈnkɜrəns/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAgreement; concurring.
nounAn instance of simultaneous occurrence.
Sentence Examples
The concurrence of the two events was surprising.
There was concurrence among the committee members.
The decision was made with the full concurrence of the board.
CEFR Practice Quiz
There was a surprising ____ of opinions among the committee members.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new law requires the absolute ____ of both legislative houses to explicitly pass.
Word Origin & History
From Old French concurrence.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The time came when they ceased to cry and began to think; by the way, if Georgiana had not, from a concurrence of circumstances, been enabled to eat her breakfast, this operation of the mind could not have been engaged in without further injury, for she was, indeed, weak and exhausted;..."
— 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXIV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 11:
"This book owes its existence to a concurrence of accidents."
— 1862, John Hill Burton, The Book-hunter, etc., Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood & Sons, Advertisement:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
There was a surprising ____ of opinions among the committee members.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new law requires the absolute ____ of both legislative houses to explicitly pass.