concord
See also: Concord
English
Etymology 1
From French concorde, Latin concordia, from concors (“of the same mind, agreeing”); con- + cor, cordis (“heart”). See heart, and compare accord
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.kɔɹd/, IPA(key): /ˈkɒŋ.kɔɹd/
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Noun
concord (countable and uncountable, plural concords)
- A state of agreement; harmony; union.
- 1671, John Milton, "Sampson Agonistes":
- Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end,
- Not wedlock-trechery endangering life.
- 1671, John Milton, "Sampson Agonistes":
- (obsolete) Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or league
- Sir John Davies
- the concord made between Henry and Roderick
- Sir John Davies
- (grammar) Agreement of words with one another, in gender, number, person or case.
- (law, 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.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)
- (probably influenced by chord, music) An agreeable combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant chord; consonance; harmony.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 8:
- If the true concord of well-tuned sounds,
- By unions married, do offend thine ear,
- They do but sweetly chide thee, who confounds
- In singleness the parts that thou shouldst bear.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 8:
Translations
A state of agreement; harmony; union
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(grammar) Agreement of words with one another — see agreement
Etymology 2
After Concord, Massachusetts, where the variety was developed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.kɔɹd/
Noun
concord (plural concords)
- A variety of sweet American grape, with large dark blue (almost black) grapes in compact clusters; a Concord grape.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈkɔɹd/
Verb
concord (third-person singular simple present concords, present participle concording, simple past and past participle concorded)
- (intransitive) To agree; to act together
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Edward Hyde Clarendon to this entry?)
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