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concordant

/kənˈkɔːr.dənt/
con · cord · ant
Adverb:concordantly
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• adjective

1

Being in agreement, harmony, or consistency with other things or facts.

Example

"The results of the second clinical trial were fully concordant with our initial findings."

2

Producing a pleasing, harmonious combination of musical sounds; consonant.

Example

"The choir blended their voices into a rich, concordant chord that echoed through the cathedral."

3

Having parallel bedding planes or contact surfaces between adjacent rock strata (in geology), or sharing the same observable genetic trait in both members of a pair of twins (in genetics).

Example

"Monozygotic twins are much more likely to be concordant for hereditary conditions than dizygotic twins."

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• Rhymes for concordant

• Nearby Words

concoct
concoction
concord
concordant
concourse
concrete
concretely

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in Middle English from Old French concordant, from Latin concordantem, the present participle of concordare ('to agree'), formed from com- ('together') and cor ('heart').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Concordant. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/concordant
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