concurrency

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kənˈkɝənsi/ UK /kənˈkʌrənsi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
simultaneous occurrence; the running of processes at the same time

The database handles high concurrency without locking up.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · simultaneous occurrence;... simultaneity coincidence concurrencesynchronismconcomitance

Opposites

sequentiality

Word family

Related forms concurrent concur concurrence

Etymology

From concurrent + -cy. Concurrent derives from Latin concurrens, present participle of concurrere ('to run together, coincide'), from com- ('together') + currere ('to run').

concurrere Latin currere Latin

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# concurrency

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈkɝənsi/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈkʌrənsi/

## Meanings
1. simultaneous occurrence; the running of processes at the same time

## Examples
- The database handles high concurrency without locking up.

## Synonyms
- simultaneity
- coincidence
- concurrence
- synchronism
- concomitance

## Antonyms
- sequentiality

## Related Forms
- concurrent
- concur
- concurrence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concurrere
- Root: currere

## Etymology
From concurrent + -cy. Concurrent derives from Latin concurrens, present participle of concurrere ('to run together, coincide'), from com- ('together') + currere ('to run').

## AI Etymology
Concurrency comes from concurrent + -cy. Concurrent derives from Latin concurrens, present participle of concurrere ('to run together, coincide'), from com- ('together') + currere ('to run'). The historical trail runs through concurrere in Latin and currere in Latin. Morphologically, concurrency is transparent: it draws on concurrent + -cy. Used as a noun, concurrency now means "simultaneous occurrence; the running of processes at the same time", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as concurrent, concur, and concurrence. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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