concord Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
    capital of New Hampshire.
  2. 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
    concordance; harmony.
  3. noun the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
    agreement.
  4. noun town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
  5. noun agreement of opinions
    concordance; harmony.
  6. noun the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
    Lexington; Lexington and Concord.
  7. verb go together
    accord; fit in; consort; harmonise; harmonize; agree.
    • The colors don't harmonize
    • Their ideas concorded
  8. verb arrange by concord or agreement
    • Concord the conditions for the marriage of the Prince of Wales with a commoner
  9. verb arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance
    • The team concorded several thousand nouns, verbs, and adjectives
  10. verb be in accord; be in agreement
    hold; concur; agree.
    • We agreed on the terms of the settlement
    • I can't agree with you!
    • I hold with those who say life is sacred
    • Both philosophers concord on this point

WordNet


Con"cord noun
Etymology
F. concorde, L. concordia, fr. concors of the same mind, agreeing; con- + cor, cordis, heart. See Heart, and cf. Accord.
Definitions
  1. A state of agreement; harmony; union.
    Love quarrels oft in pleasing concord end. Milton.
  2. Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or league. Obs.
    The concord made between Henry and Roderick. Davies.
  3. (Gram.) Agreement of words with one another, in gender, number, person, or case.
  4. (Old Law) An agreement between the parties to a fine of land in reference to the manner in which it should pass, being an acknowledgment that the land in question belonged to the complainant. See Fine. Burril.
  5. Prob. influenced by chord. (Mus.) An agreeable combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant chord; consonance; harmony.
Con"cord noun
Definitions
  1. A variety of American grape, with large dark blue (almost black) grapes in compact clusters.
Con*cord" intransitive verb
Etymology
F. concorder, L. concordare.
Definitions
  1. To agree; to act together. Obs. Clarendon.

Webster 1913