accord

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /əˈkɔɹd/ UK /əˈkɔːd/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

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noun
an agreement or harmony between parties; to grant or be consistent

The two sides finally reached an accord on trade.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an agreement or harmony... agreement harmony concord consensus pact grant bestow concur

Opposites

discord conflict disagreement dissension

Word family

Derived forms accordance accordant accordingly

Related forms concord discord cordial record

Etymology

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

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# accord

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**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

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