concord
concord
goodwill, friendship; a treaty; compact; covenant; agreement: in concord with a decision
Not to be confused with:
conquered – subdued; overcame by force; gained victory over; mastered: I came, I saw, I conquered.
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Con·cord
(kŏng′kərd)1. A town of eastern Massachusetts on the Concord River west-northwest of Boston. An early battle of the American Revolution was fought here on April 19, 1775. In the 19th century the town was noted as an intellectual and literary center.
2. The capital of New Hampshire, in the south-central part of the state on the Merrimack River. It became the capital in 1808.
con·cord
(kŏn′kôrd′, kŏng′-)n.
1. Harmony or agreement of interests or feelings; accord.
2. A treaty establishing peaceful relations.
3. Grammar Agreement between words in person, number, gender, or case.
4. Music A harmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones.
[Middle English concorde, from Old French, from Latin concordia, from concors, concord-, agreeing : com-, com- + cor, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
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concord
(ˈkɒnkɔːd; ˈkɒŋ-)n
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, other) music a combination of musical notes, esp one containing a series of consonant intervals. Compare discord3
5. (Grammar) grammar another word for agreement6
[C13: from Old French concorde, from Latin concordia, from concors of the same mind, harmonious, from com- same + cor heart]
Concord
(ˈkɒŋkəd)n
1. (Placename) 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. (Placename) a city in New Hampshire, the state capital: printing, publishing. Pop: 41 823 (2003 est)
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con•cord
(ˈkɒn kɔrd, ˈkɒŋ-)n.
1. agreement between persons, groups, etc.
2. agreement between things.
4. peace; amity.
5. a treaty; compact.
6. a stable, harmonious combination of musical tones; a chord requiring no resolution.
[1250–1300; Middle English concorde < Old French < Latin concordia=concord-, s. of concors harmonious (con- con- + cors, s. cord- heart) + -ia -ia]
con•cord′al, adj.
Con•cord
(ˈkɒŋ kərd for 1, 2, 5, 6; ˈkɒn kɔrd, ˈkɒŋ- for 3, 4; for 5, 6 also ˈkɒn kɔrd, ˈkɒŋ-)n.
1. a city in W California, near San Francisco. 114,850.
2. a city in and the capital of New Hampshire, in the S part. 30,400.
3. a town in E Massachusetts, NW of Boston: second battle of the Revolution fought here April 19, 1775. 16,293.
4. Also called Con′cord grape′. a cultivated variety of the fox grape used in making jelly, juice, and wine.
5. a sweet red wine from the Concord grape.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Granite State, New Hampshire, NH - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies |
2. | concord - a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole order - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" peace - harmonious relations; freedom from disputes; "the roommates lived in peace together" comity - a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect accord, agreement - harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement" | |
3. | concord - the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar number agreement - agreement in number between words in the same grammatical construction (e.g., between adjectives and the nouns they modify) person agreement - agreement in person between pronouns and verbs case agreement - agreement in grammatical case between words in the same construction gender agreement - agreement in grammatical gender between words in the same construction | |
4. | Concord - town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought Bay State, Massachusetts, Old Colony, MA - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies | |
5. | concord - agreement of opinions agreement - the verbal act of agreeing | |
6. | Concord - the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775) American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, War of American Independence - the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783 Bay State, Massachusetts, Old Colony, MA - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies | |
Verb | 1. | ![]() correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" blend in, blend, go - blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" |
2. | concord - arrange by concord or agreement; "Concord the conditions for the marriage of the Prince of Wales with a commoner" arrange, fix up - make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?" | |
3. | concord - arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance; "The team concorded several thousand nouns, verbs, and adjectives" arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" | |
4. | ![]() settle - end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled" conciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" see eye to eye - be in agreement; "We never saw eye to eye on this question" concede, grant, yield - be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" subscribe, support - adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" resolve, conclude - reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation arrange, fix up - make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?" agree - achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman" |
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concord
noun
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concord
noun1. Harmonious mutual understanding:
2. Pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds:
3. A formal, usually written settlement between nations:
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