concord
Meaning
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- A state of agreement; harmony; union.
- (obsolete) An agreement by stipulation; a compact; a covenant; a treaty or league.
- Agreement of words with one another, in gender, number, person, or case.
- (obsolete) An agreement between the parties to a fine of land in reference to the manner in which it should pass, being an acknowledgment that the land in question belonged to the complainant. See fine.
- An agreeable combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant chord; a consonance; a harmony.
Synonyms
correspondence
agreeing together
arrangment
lend oneself
bounded form
mutual affection
non-conflict
person agreement
conguity
mutual agreement
mutual understanding
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɒnkɔːd/
Etymology
From French concorde, Latin concordia, from concors (“of the same mind, agreeing”); con- + cor, cordis (“heart”). See heart, and compare accord.
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