concord

pronunciation

How to pronounce concord in British English: UK [ˈkɒŋkɔ:d] word uk audio image

How to pronounce concord in American English: US [ˈkɑŋkɔrd] word us audio image

Noun:

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
agreement of opinions
Verb:

go together
arrange by concord or agreement
arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance
be in accord; be in agreement

Word Origin

concord: concord: [13] Etymologically, concord signifies that two people’s hearts are together, as one. The word comes, via Old French concorde, from Latin concordia, a derivative of the adjective concors. This meant literally ‘hearts together’, and thus ‘of one mind, in harmony’. It was formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and the noun cors ‘heart’ (source of English cordial and French coeur). Concordat [17] comes from the past participle of the Latin verb concordāre ‘agree’. Discord [13], the antonym of concord, has a parallel origin, coming ultimately from Latin discors ‘disagreeing’.=> concordat, cordial, discord

concord (n.): early 14c., from Old French concorde (12c.) "concord, harmony, agreement, treaty," from Latin concordia "agreement, union," from concors (genitive concordis) "of the same mind," literally "hearts together," from com- "together" (see com-) + cor "heart," from PIE root *kerd- "heart" (see heart).

2. For us , they fought and died , in places like concord and gettysburg ; normandy and khe sahn .

3. An american teacher from concord , new hampshire , mcauliffe was chosen from among 11000 applicants to participate in nasa 's teacher in space project .

4. Until the battles of lexington and concord in april 1775 neither side imagined that the other might not back down .

5. The fitchburg railroad opened to concord on june 17 , 1844 , then to acton , past walden pond , on october 1 , 1844 .