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• concord
  concord

  noun

  agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord.
• Concord
  Concord

  noun

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

concord

¹ American  

[kon-kawrd, kong-] / ˈkɒn kɔrd, ˈkɒŋ- /

noun

• concords
  plural

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.

3. Grammar. agreement.

4. peace; amity.

   Synonyms:

   friendship, goodwill, harmony

   Antonyms:

   animosity, ill will

5. a treaty; compact; covenant.

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

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Concord ² American  

[kong-kerd, kon-kawrd, kong-, kon-kawrd, kong-] / ˈkɒŋ kərd, ˈkɒn kɔrd, ˈkɒŋ-, ˈkɒn kɔrd, ˈkɒŋ- /

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.

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

4. a city in central North Carolina.

5. Concord grape.

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

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concord ¹ British  

/ ˈkɒŋ-, ˈkɒnkɔːd /

noun

1. agreement or harmony between people or nations; amity

2. a treaty establishing peaceful relations between nations

3. agreement or harmony between things, ideas, etc

4. music a combination of musical notes, esp one containing a series of consonant intervals Compare discord

5. grammar another word for agreement

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Concord ² British  

/ 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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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• concordal
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• concords
  plural

Etymology

Origin of concord

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

Explanation

A concord is an agreement. If you want to watch a romantic comedy and your date wants to watch a horror film, you might compromise and come to a concord by agreeing to watch an action comedy. Concord can be used as a verb meaning "to arrange by agreement," but this usage is rare. Much more common is concord used as a noun. The United Nations could work tirelessly to establish a concord between warring nations, or you might even work to establish a concord among the warring factions on your cheerleading team. A concord brings peace and harmony — just like a peace treaty.

Example Sentences

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concord Concord concords

It appears a concord had been reached, yet no ink was drying.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

“I have faith that very soon all this region is going to be pacified and brotherhood and concord will return,” he said during a recent visit to La Concordia to inaugurate a new bridge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024

“Washington’s most important grape crop for many years was the concord grape that went into Welch’s juice and Gallo’s sweet sparkling Cold Duck,” writes Veseth in his blog.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

Addressing the divisive issue, Sanchez said one of his government's main pillars would be working for the coexistence and concord between Spaniards, especially in Catalonia.

From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2023

You want justice and courtesy and human concord, things you never knew you wanted.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

She described a Concord hotel as serving “Walden water, aesthetic tea” and “Orphic acorns by the peck,” and offering telescopes for “the gifted eyes which desire to watch the songs of the oversoul.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The jury of the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord said Koch's career was an inspiration for future generations, particularly women.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, Sony's live-service shooter Concord was taken offline less than two weeks after launch in 2024 after struggling to attract players, although customers were offered full refunds.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

In April 1775, when news of the fighting at Lexington and Concord reached Washington, he spoke with pride and sorrow about the courage of the Massachusetts militia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Even almost twenty years later, his father never sets foot in his grandmother’s house, nor does she ever come out to Concord.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Ms. Sollek’s dusky low range mingled with Mr. Brenner’s clarion high notes in piquant concords.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2010

And there, in all his after life, in thought And speech and act, resonant concords were in his great soul.

From The Poets' Lincoln Tributes in Verse to the Martyred President by Osborn H. (Osborn Hamiline) Oldroyd

What is solemn like the delay Of concords linked in a music slow Dying thro' vaulted aisles away?

From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Robert Bridges

In this manner they sang in chorus, and not only produced octaves to each other, according to their species of voice, but fell on concords such as were not disagreeable to the ear.

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

Times and persons most widely separated come together in the concords of his lyre.

From Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche