concordant
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adjective
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Etymology
Origin of concordant
1475–85; < Anglo-French, Middle French concordant. See concord, -ant
Example Sentences
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Concordant sounds, the highest and the lowest, agree in such way that if one of them happens to dissonate it offends the ear.
From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)
Behold him minister of state; Behold his feathered throng await; Behold them granting posts and places Concordant with their worth and races.
From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by Gay, John
Concordant as to the results reached, if not always as to the reasoning supporting them, are the Court's latest rulings.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel
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