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| —n | |
| archaic a concord, as of sounds, voices, etc | |
| [C16: from Latin concentus harmonious sounds, from concinere to sing together, from canere to sing] | |
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Concent
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
concent
1580s, from L. concentus "a singing together, harmony," from concinere "to sing or sound together," from con- "with, together" + canere "to sing" (see chant). Often misspelled consent or confused with that word.
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