concordance

noun

con·​cor·​dance kən-ˈkȯr-dᵊn(t)s 

kän-

1

: an alphabetical index of the principal words in a book or the works of an author with their immediate contexts

2

: concord, agreement

Examples of concordance in a Sentence

There is little concordance between the two studies.

a concordance of Shakespeare's plays

Recent Examples on the Web

Among fraternal twins, that concordance dropped significantly — to between 0% and 30%. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

In India, physicians at the Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center evaluated Watson on 638 breast cancer cases and found a 73 percent concordance rate in treatment recommendations; its score was brought down by poor performance on metastatic breast cancer. —IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019

My major concern is that the DZ concordance might be too high, because a kid might be more likely to get diagnosed with autism if their twin already had a diagnosis. —Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2011

The concordance percentages indicate how often Watson’s advice matched the experts’ treatment plans. —IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin concordantia, from Latin concordant-, concordans, present participle of concordare to agree, from concord-, concors

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing concordance

• in concordance with

Rhymes for concordance

• accordance
• discordance

Kids Definition

concordance

noun

con·​cord·​ance

kən-ˈkȯrd-ᵊn(t)s,

kän-

1

: an alphabetical index of the principal words in a book or in the works of an author

2

: concord