concord

[kon-kawrd, kong-]

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noun

agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord: There was complete concord among the delegates.

agreement between things; mutual fitness; harmony.

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

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

Related formscon·cord·al, adjective

Synonyms for concord

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4. harmony, goodwill, friendship.

Antonyms for concord

4. ill will, animosity.

Concord

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

noun

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.

Concord grape.

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

New Hampshire

[hamp-sher, -sheer]

noun

a state in the NE United States. 9304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Capital: Concord. Abbreviation: NH (for use with zip code), N.H.

one of an American breed of chestnut-red chickens raised for meat and eggs.

Related formsNew Hamp·shir·ite

[hamp-shuh-rahyt] /ˈhæmp ʃəˌraɪt/, New Hamp·shire·man, noun

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Related Words for concord

unison, concordance, amity, concert, unanimity, tranquility, peace, accord, understanding, agreement, consensus, placidity, consonance, calmness, serenity, goodwill, chime, rapport, friendship, tune

Examples from the Web for concord

Contemporary Examples of concord

That ‘anyplace past Concord’ faces the exact same set of issues.
New Hampshire Says ‘No’ to Interloper Scott Brown
David Freedlander
November 5, 2014
Palace, for those unfamiliar with the series, is a still wet-behind-the-ears detective in Concord, New Hampshire.
What Would You Do if the World Was Over?
William O’Connor
August 5, 2014
The beach parking lot was someplace out near the Lexington and Concord battlefields.
Why I Hate The Beach
P. J. O’Rourke
July 27, 2014
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
A 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

Historical Examples of concord

Why, Jim, they've got more hogs up Concord way than they know what to do with.
Uncles Josh's Punkin Centre Stories
Cal Stewart
Another summer should bring Concord, surely, and perhaps Plymouth too.
The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1.
Various
He was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on the 12th of July, 1817.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862
Various
Then in our city the language of harmony and concord will be more often heard than in any other.
The Republic
Plato
Now, even that was revealed to be in concord with his herculean bulk.
Blood and Iron
John Hubert Greusel

British Dictionary definitions for concord

concord

noun

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 intervalsCompare discord (def. 3)

grammar another word for agreement (def. 6)

Word Origin for concord

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

Concord

noun

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)

New Hampshire

noun

a state of the northeastern US: generally hilly. Capital: Concord. Pop: 1 287 687 (2003 est). Area: 23 379 sq km (9027 sq miles)Abbreviation: N.H., (with zip code) NH

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Word Origin and History for concord

early 14c., from Old French concorde (12c.) "concord, harmony, agreement, treaty," from Latin concordia "agreement, union," from concors (genitive concordis) "of the same mind," literally "hearts together," from com- "together" (see com-) + cor "heart" (see heart).

concord in Culture

New Hampshire

State in the northeastern United States; one of the New England states. Bordered by Quebec, Canada, to the north; Maine to the east; Massachusetts to the south; and Vermont to the west. Its capital is Concord, and its largest city is Manchester.

Note

One of the thirteen colonies.