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accordan official agreement or treaty

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an official agreement or treaty

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈkɔːrd/

Korean meaning: 협정, 합의

Korean pronunciation: 어**코**드

Example Sentences

  • My cat came to greet me of its own accord, which was suspicious since it usually ignores me completely.
  • The peace accord was signed after months of negotiations.
  • She was accorded the respect due to a senior professor.

accord

NOUN

//əˈkɔːrd//

an official agreement or treaty

accord concept
💡 Concept

an official agreement or treaty

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈkɔːrd/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈkɔːd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixac--
Rootcord

Origin

From Old French 'acorder', meaning 'to reconcile' or 'to agree'. This comes from Latin 'accordare', composed of 'ad-' (to) and 'cor' (heart), literally meaning 'to bring hearts together'.

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🎵Rhyme

recordswordboardford
record
sword
board
ford

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat came to greet me of its own accord, which was suspicious since it usually ignores me completely.

The peace accord was signed after months of negotiations.

She was accorded the respect due to a senior professor.

😄 Fun example

His fashion sense doesn't accord with his age - he dresses like a teenager at 50!

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

agreementharmonygrantbestowmatch

Antonyms

discorddisagreementconflict

Related

concordconcordancerecordchord