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chord

2  [kawrd]
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–noun
1. a combination of usually three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously.
–verb (used with object)
2. to establish or play a chord or chords for (a particular harmony or song); harmonize or voice: How would you chord that in B flat?
Origin:
1350–1400; earlier cord, ME, short for accord; ch- from chord 1
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chord 1   (kôrd, kōrd)   
n.  

  1. Music A combination of three or more pitches sounded simultaneously.

  2. Harmony, as of color.

v.   chord·ed, chord·ing, chords

v.   intr.

  1. To be in accord; agree.

  2. Music To play chords on an instrument.

v.   tr.

  1. Music To play chords on.

  2. To harmonize.


[Alteration (influenced by chord, musical instrument string) of Middle English cord, from accord, agreement, from Old French acorde, from acorder, to agree; see accord.]
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Cultural Dictionary

chord

In music, the sound of three or more notes played at the same time. The history of Western music is marked by an increase in complexity of the chords composers use.

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Word Origin & History

chord  (1)
"related notes in music," 1597, aphetic of accord, infl. by L. chorda (see cord). Spelling with an -h- first recorded 1608.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: chord
Pronunciation: 'kord
Function: noun
: CORD 2
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

chord (kôrd)
n.
Variant of cord.

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