To occur at the same time or occupy the same position; to correspond exactly or agree. Often describes events happening simultaneously or ideas that align perfectly.
From Latin coincidere, combining co- (together) and incidere (to fall upon), from in- (upon) and cadere (to fall). The literal meaning 'to fall together' developed into the figurative sense of events or ideas coming together. First used in English in the early 18th century.
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