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Added 9 October 2026

accordance

/əˈkɔː.dəns/ noun

First recorded: 1300 Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about accordance at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Concurrence of opinion.
we are in accord with your proposal
The act of granting rights.
the accordance to Canada of rights of access

Origin

* (compliance): First attested around 1300. * (agreement): First attested in the early 14th century. * accord + -ance * From Middle English accordaunce, from Old French acordance (“agreeing, reconciliation, harmony”).

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