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con⋅cord

[kon-kawrd, kong-]
–noun
1. agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord: There was complete concord among the delegates.
2. agreement between things; mutual fitness; harmony.
3. Grammar. agreement (def. 6).
4. peace; amity.
5. a treaty; compact; covenant.
6. Music. a stable, harmonious combination of tones; a chord requiring no resolution.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME concorde < OF < L concordia, equiv. to concord- (s. of concors) harmonious (con- con- + cord-, s. of cors heart ) + -ia -ia


con⋅cord⋅al, adjective


4. harmony, goodwill, friendship.


4. ill will, animosity.

Con⋅cord

[kong-kerd for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon-kawrd, kong- for 3, 4; for 5, 6 also kon-kawrd, kong-]
–noun
1. a town in E Massachusetts, NW of Boston: second battle of the Revolution fought here April 19, 1775. 16,293.
2. a city in W California, near San Francisco. 103,251.
3. a city in and the capital of New Hampshire, in the S part. 30,400.
4. a city in central North Carolina. 16,942.
5. Concord grape.
6. a sweet red wine with a strong grapelike taste, made from the Concord grape.
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con·cord   (kŏn'kôrd', kŏng'-)   
n.  
  1. Harmony or agreement of interests or feelings; accord.

  2. A treaty establishing peaceful relations.

  3. Grammar Agreement between words in person, number, gender, or case.

  4. Music A harmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones.


[Middle English concorde, from Old French, from Latin concordia, from concors, concord-, agreeing : com-, com- + cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
Con·cord   (kŏng'kərd)   
  1. A city of west-central California northeast of Oakland. It is a residential and manufacturing community. Population: 122,000.

  2. A town of eastern Massachusetts on the Concord River west-northwest of Boston. An early battle of the American Revolution was fought here on April 19, 1775. In the 19th century the town was noted as an intellectual and literary center. Population: 16,800.

  3. The capital of New Hampshire, in the south-central part of the state on the Merrimack River. It became the capital in 1808. Population: 42,400.

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Word Origin & History

concord 
c.1300, from O.Fr. concorde, from L. concordia "agreement, union," from concors (gen. concordis) "of the same mind," lit. "hearts together," from com- "together" + cor "heart" (see heart). Concordance in Bible sense (1387) is from L. concordantiæ, originally a citation of parallel passages.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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