Coincided

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coincide \Co`in*cide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coincided}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Coinciding}.] [L. co- + incidere to fall on; in +
     cadere to fall: cf. F. co["i]ncider. See {Chance}, n.]
     1. To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles,
        when placed one on the other.
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              If the equator and the ecliptic had coincided, it
              would have rendered the annual revoluton of the
              earth useless.                        --Cheyne.
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     2. To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous; as, the
        fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America.
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     3. To correspond exactly; to agree; to concur; as, our aims
        coincide.
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              The rules of right jugdment and of good
              ratiocination often coincide with each other.
                                                    --Watts.
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