concord

[ kon-kawrd, kong- ]
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noun
  1. agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord: There was complete concord among the delegates.

  2. agreement between things; mutual fitness; harmony.

  1. peace; amity.

  2. a treaty; compact; covenant.

  3. Music. a stable, harmonious combination of tones; a chord requiring no resolution.

Origin of concord

1
1250–1300; Middle English concorde<Old French <Latin concordia, equivalent to concord- (stem of concors) harmonious (con-con- + cord-, stem of corsheart) + -ia-ia

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  • con·cord·al, adjective

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Other definitions for Concord (2 of 2)

Concord
[ kong-kerd for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon-kawrd, kong- for 3, 4; for 5, 6 also kon-kawrd, kong- ]

noun
  1. a town in E Massachusetts, NW of Boston: second battle of the Revolution fought here April 19, 1775.

  2. a city in W California, near San Francisco.

  1. a city in and the capital of New Hampshire, in the S part.

  2. a city in central North Carolina.

  3. a sweet red wine with a strong grapelike taste, made from the Concord grape.

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British Dictionary definitions for concord (1 of 2)

concord

/ (ˈkɒnkɔːd, ˈkɒŋ-) /


noun
  1. agreement or harmony between people or nations; amity

  2. a treaty establishing peaceful relations between nations

  1. agreement or harmony between things, ideas, etc

  2. music a combination of musical notes, esp one containing a series of consonant intervals: Compare discord (def. 3)

  3. grammar another word for agreement (def. 6)

Origin of concord

1
C13: from Old French concorde, from Latin concordia, from concors of the same mind, harmonious, from com- same + cor heart

British Dictionary definitions for Concord (2 of 2)

Concord

/ (ˈkɒŋkəd) /


noun
  1. 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)

  2. a city in New Hampshire, the state capital: printing, publishing. Pop: 41 823 (2003 est)

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