how to pronounce concurrent

/kənˈkɝənt/

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concurrent is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of concurrent in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… congress now by concurrent resolution to …”

meanings of concurrent

adjective:

Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
Meeting in one point.
Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
Involving more than one thread of computation.
Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.

noun:

One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
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.
One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.

concurrent frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word concurrent occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics concurrent can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that concurrent can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;