accord C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /əˈkɔɹd/ UK /əˈkɔːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an agreement or harmony between parties; to grant or be consistent The two sides finally reached an accord on trade. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an agreement or harmony... agreementharmonyconcordconsensuspactgrantbestowconcur ↔ Opposites discordconflictdisagreementdissension Word family Derived forms accordanceaccordantaccordingly Related forms concorddiscordcordialrecord Etymology AI details From Old French acorder ('to reconcile'), from Vulgar Latin accordāre ('to be of one heart'), from Latin ad- ('to') + cor ('heart'). accordāre Vulgar Latin cor Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # accord **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈkɔɹd/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈkɔːd/ ## Meanings 1. an agreement or harmony between parties; to grant or be consistent ## Examples - The two sides finally reached an accord on trade. ## Synonyms - agreement - harmony - concord - consensus - pact - grant - bestow - concur ## Antonyms - discord - conflict - disagreement - dissension ## Derived Forms - accordance - accordant - accordingly ## Related Forms - concord - discord - cordial - record ## Roots and Affixes - Root: accordāre - Root: cor ## Etymology From Old French acorder ('to reconcile'), from Vulgar Latin accordāre ('to be of one heart'), from Latin ad- ('to') + cor ('heart'). ## AI Etymology Accord is from Old French acorder ('to reconcile'), from Vulgar Latin accordāre ('to be of one heart'), from Latin ad- ('to') + cor ('heart'). In present-day use, it means an agreement or harmony between parties; to grant or be consistent. Derived formations include accordance, accordant, and accordingly. Related vocabulary includes concord, discord, cordial, and record. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown