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Examples of concord in a Sentence
living in concord with people of different races and religions
Everyone Agrees on the Meaning of concord
The roots of concord suggest the meaning "hearts together". At the very outset of the American Revolution, the town of Concord, Massachusetts, was the site of a famous battle—obviously not exactly in keeping with its name. It shares that name with the capital of New Hampshire and a few other towns and cities, and Concordia, the original Latin word for "concord", is the name of several Lutheran universities. Today concord is a rather formal term, probably most often used to mean a specific agreement; thus, two countries may sign a concord on matters that have led to trouble in the past.
Origin and Etymology of concord
Middle English, from Anglo-French concorde, from Latin concordia, from concord-, concors agreeing, from com- + cord-, cor heart — more at heart
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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Synonyms
chime, comity, compatibility, harmony, peace;
Antonyms
conflict, discord, dissension (also dissention), variance;
Near Antonyms
antagonism, antipathy, enmity, hatred, hostility, unfriendliness;
alienation, breach, divorce, estrangement, rupture, schism, severance;
Related Words
amity, companionship, compatibleness, congeniality, fellowship, fraternization, friendship;
collaboration, reciprocity, symbiosis;
agreement, consensus, unanimity;
cohesion, cohesiveness, unity;
affinity, connection, empathy, kinship, oneness, rapport, solidarity, sympathy, understanding;
peacefulness, sereneness, serenity, sweetness and light, tranquillity (or tranquility);
Definition of Concord
plural Concords
or Concord grapes
: a bluish-black grape that is a cultivar of the fox grape developed in the northeastern U.S. and used often to make juice and jellies
- Most of the Concords used for juice come from Washington state, where grape growing areas are primarily hot and dry.
- —Rae Burchfiel
Origin and Etymology of concord
Concord
geographical name
Con·cord
Definition of Concord
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\ˈkän-ˌkȯrd, ˈkäŋ-\
city northeast of Charlotte in south central North Carolina population 79,066
CONCORD Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of concord for English Language Learners
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: a state in which people or things agree with each other and exist together in a peaceful way
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grammar : a state in which the different parts of a sentence or phrase agree with each other
CONCORD Defined for Kids
Definition of concord for Students
: a state of agreement
- They lived in peace and concord
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