accordance

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The act of granting something.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈkɔɹ.dəns/
Etymology

In summary

* (compliance): First attested around 1300. * (agreement): First attested in the early 14th century. * accord + -ance * From Middle English accordaunce, from Old French acordance (“agreeing, reconciliation, harmony”).

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