concord
Grammar. agreement (def. 6).
peace; amity.
a treaty; compact; covenant.
Music. a stable, harmonious combination of tones; a chord requiring no resolution.
Origin of concord
1Other words for concord
Opposites for concord
Other words from concord
- con·cord·al, adjective
Words Nearby concord
Other definitions for Concord (2 of 2)
a town in E Massachusetts, NW of Boston: second battle of the Revolution fought here April 19, 1775.
a city in W California, near San Francisco.
a city in and the capital of New Hampshire, in the S part.
a city in central North Carolina.
a sweet red wine with a strong grapelike taste, made from the Concord grape.
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How to use concord in a sentence
By 1952, the concord, a hotel in the Catskills, began making snow on its small ski hill.
In a new twist on an old tactic, ski resorts are using snow machines to fight fires | Jesse Ritner | September 9, 2021 | Washington PostEver since the brutal invasion of Ireland by Oliver Cromwell in the mid-17th century, there had been no concord between England overlords and the Irish.
The IOC may not like it, but the Olympics have always been a forum for protest | Harry Blutstein | July 23, 2021 | Washington PostIts founder, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, believed that Olympiads were a way to communicate “love for concord and a respect for life.”
The IOC may not like it, but the Olympics have always been a forum for protest | Harry Blutstein | July 23, 2021 | Washington PostAs soon as the news of Lexington and concord spread throughout North America, colonists began to think, talk, and worry a lot about what role enslaved people might play in this new world of war with Great Britain.
You Can't Tell the Story of 1776 Without Talking About Race and Slavery | Robert G. Parkinson | July 4, 2021 | TimeWilczek spoke to me over Zoom from his home in concord, Massachusetts, in a gray room with a steeply sloped ceiling.
That ‘anyplace past concord’ faces the exact same set of issues.
New Hampshire Says ‘No’ to Interloper Scott Brown | David Freedlander | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPalace, for those unfamiliar with the series, is a still wet-behind-the-ears detective in concord, New Hampshire.
The beach parking lot was someplace out near the Lexington and concord battlefields.
America is in urgent need of more stringent gun control laws, as the British discovered at Lexington and concord.
P.J. O'Rourke: 27 Sensitive, Caring, Green, and Politically Committed Reasons to Ban July 4th | P. J. O’Rourke | July 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA condo six blocks away from concord Baptist church recently sold for $1.04 million.
The Hope and Danger of Electing Bill de Blasio as New York City Mayor | Michael Daly | October 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd out of this thicket, alas, no two people ever emerge hand in hand in concord.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockWheal concord pumping engine, in 1827 had a similar air-pump.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickPushing on to concord, the thousand disciplined British regulars captured and destroyed the military stores collected there.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerWidows and orphans well remember the impunity given to the assassins of their loved ones in the name of "concord."
Rule of the Monk | Giuseppe GaribaldiIn England the news of the fighting at Lexington and concord was received with astonishment.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
British Dictionary definitions for concord (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkɒnkɔːd, ˈkɒŋ-) /
agreement or harmony between people or nations; amity
a treaty establishing peaceful relations between nations
agreement or harmony between things, ideas, etc
music a combination of musical notes, esp one containing a series of consonant intervals: Compare discord (def. 3)
grammar another word for agreement (def. 6)
Origin of concord
1British Dictionary definitions for Concord (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkɒŋkəd) /
a town in NE Massachusetts: scene of one of the opening military actions (1775) of the War of American Independence. Pop: 16 937 (2003 est)
a city in New Hampshire, the state capital: printing, publishing. Pop: 41 823 (2003 est)
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