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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

“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

Martin and Short share a concord built over decades' worth of performances, including 2018's Emmy-nominated Netflix special "An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life."

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2021

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

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

He was, as Bruce Nichols convincingly argues in “The Emerson Circle: The Concord Radicals Who Reinvented the World,” the pre-eminent public intellectual of his time.

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

At Lexington, about halfway to Concord, the Redcoats saw about 70 militiamen lined up on the village green.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2010

Yet the concords of yellow and orange with blue in the "Sposalizio," and the blendings of dull violet and red in the "Disputa," make up for much of stiffness.

From New Italian sketches by John Addington Symonds

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

Moreover, his harmonic resources were sadly limited, for the old device of letting crossing parts clash in sweet discords that resolved into as sweet or sweeter concords was denied him.

From Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians by John F. Runciman

And while it is in the continuous production of such concords or correspondences that life consists, it is by the continuous production of them that life is maintained.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics by Sir John Alexander Hammerton