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Added 9 October 2026

concord

/ˈkɒnkɔːd/ noun

In Latin: ūnitās, concentus Wiktionary

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

Capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river.
A harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole.
The determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations.

verb

Go together.
The colors don't harmonize
Arrange by concord or agreement.
Concord the conditions for the marriage of the Prince of Wales with a commoner
Arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance.
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Origin

From French concorde, Latin concordia, from concors (“of the same mind, agreeing”); con- + cor, cordis (“heart”). See heart, and compare accord.

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