concordance — agreement or harmony between people or things
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: agreement or harmony between people or things
Pronunciation (IPA): /kənˈkɔːrdəns/
Example Sentences
- The twins showed remarkable concordance in their food preferences - they both hated broccoli and loved ice cream.
- Scientists found a high concordance between genetic factors and the disease occurrence.
- The professor spent years creating a concordance of Shakespeare's works, listing every single word the Bard ever wrote.
concordance
NOUN[/kənˈkɔːrdəns/]
agreement or harmony between people or things
The scholar checks the concordance to find every verse where 'light' appears.
From discordance to accordance, true concordance!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Concordance derives from Latin concordantia, formed from concordare meaning 'to be of one mind' or 'to agree'. In the Middle Ages, the term became prominent in religious scholarship, particularly referring to indexed compilations of terms and passages from sacred texts.
Breakdown
con- (together) + cord- (heart, mind, from Latin cor) + -ance (noun suffix indicating a state or quality).
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The twins showed remarkable concordance in their food preferences - they both hated broccoli and loved ice cream.”
“Scientists found a high concordance between genetic factors and the disease occurrence.”
“The professor spent years creating a concordance of Shakespeare's works, listing every single word the Bard ever wrote.”
“There was perfect concordance between my shopping list and my empty wallet - both were disappointingly short.”
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