concent

[ kuhn-sent ]

nounArchaic.
  1. concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.

Origin of concent

1
1575–85; <Latin concentus harmony, chorus, literally, singing or playing together, equivalent to concen-, variant stem of concinere to sing together (con-con- + -cinere, combining form of canere to sing; cf. chant) + -tus suffix of v. action

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concent

/ (kənˈsɛnt) /


noun
  1. archaic a concord, as of sounds, voices, etc

Origin of concent

1
C16: from Latin concentus harmonious sounds, from concinere to sing together, from canere to sing

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