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.
peace; amity.
a treaty; compact; covenant.
Music. a stable, harmonious combination of tones; a chord requiring no resolution.
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.
a sweet red wine with a strong grapelike taste, made from the Concord grape.
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)
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
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.
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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
If he could, he'd "pour the sweet milk of concord into hell."
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2022
You want justice and courtesy and human concord, things you never knew you wanted.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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
Previous winners of the Concord Award include Scottish charity group Mary's Meals, Spanish chef Jose Andres, and Spain's health workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Wood was born in Concord, Mass., where one of the first battles of the American Revolution was fought.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 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
I am in the weving rum at the Concord Corp.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
Ms. Sollek’s dusky low range mingled with Mr. Brenner’s clarion high notes in piquant concords.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2010
Some of the concords required, are anomalous to the occidental grammars, while there is a manifest general resemblance to these ancient plans of thought.
From Incentives to the Study of the Ancient Period of American History An address, delivered before the New York Historical Society, at its forty-second anniversary, 17th November 1846 by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
But English has distanced the field, and was alone in at the death of the old concords, which moistened our childhood's dry Latin with tears.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
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 Runciman, John F.
The vocative case is known by calling, or speaking to; as, O magister—O master; an exclamation which is frequently the consequence of shirking out, making false concords or quantities, obstreperous conduct in school, &c.
From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by Leech, John
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