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accordant

American  
[uh-kawr-dnt] / əˈkɔr dnt /

adjective

  1. agreeing; conforming; harmonious.


accordant British  
/ əˈkɔːdənt /

adjective

  1. in conformity or harmony

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of accordant

1275–1325; Middle English acordant < Old French. See accord, -ant


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Both were demoted on Sept. 7, 2021, accordant to court documents.

From Fox News ● Mar. 10, 2022

The hotels, office buildings, and apartment complexes of central Madison rise no more than a hundred and ninety feet, forming an accordant skyline.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 14, 2015

The accordant funnelling of funds to various other interests was, of course, coincidental, but nonetheless, this effrontery was not well received by the various suits.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2013

Arsenal's amazing unbroken record, and accordant establishment glamour, often obscures the fact that it's people's club Everton who hold the record for most seasons spent in the top flight.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2012

His kindness showed in many ways, but they were all but varying, accordant forms of pure neighborliness.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Clark S. Beardslee

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