concord
concord Lexical Profile
concord Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A state of agreement, peace, or harmony between people, groups, or nations.
"The two neighboring communities lived in peaceful concord for generations."
A formal treaty, pact, or official agreement between states or organizations.
"The diplomats signed a historic concord to regulate trade along the border."
In grammar, the agreement between words in gender, number, case, or person within a sentence.
"English learners must master subject-verb concord to write grammatically accurate sentences."
A pleasing combination of simultaneous musical notes; a chord that sounds harmonious and resolved in itself.
"The composer resolved the tense dissonance into a warm, resonant concord at the end of the movement."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'concord' (agreement or harmony) with 'Concorde', which specifically refers to the historic Anglo-French supersonic passenger airliner.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French 'concorde', from Latin 'concordia' (agreement, union), derived from 'con-' (together) and 'cor' (heart), literally meaning 'of one heart or mind'.