accordance

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US /əˈkoɹ.dəns/ UK /əˈkɔː.dəns/ See IPA manual

Freq #15056

Meanings

1

noun
Agreement with a rule, plan, or system, usually in the phrase 'in accordance with'.

The building was constructed in accordance with strict safety regulations.
2

noun
The act of officially granting or giving something, such as rights.

The treaty led to the accordance of new rights to the region.

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Synonyms

1 noun · agreement with a rule,... conformity accord

More coincidence harmony unison

Word family

Derived forms unaccordance

Etymology

* (compliance): First attested around 1300. * (agreement): First attested in the early 14th century. * accord + -ance * From Middle English accordaunce, from Old French acordance (“agreeing, reconciliation, harmony”).

accordaunce Middle English acordance Old French

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# accordance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈkoɹ.dəns/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈkɔː.dəns/
**Frequency rank:** 15056

## Meanings
1. Agreement with a rule, plan, or system, usually in the phrase 'in accordance with'.
2. The act of officially granting or giving something, such as rights.

## Examples
- The building was constructed in accordance with strict safety regulations.
- The treaty led to the accordance of new rights to the region.

## Synonyms
- coincidence
- harmony
- unison

## Derived Forms
- unaccordance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: accordaunce
- Root: acordance

## Etymology
* (compliance): First attested around 1300. * (agreement): First attested in the early 14th century. * accord + -ance * From Middle English accordaunce, from Old French acordance (“agreeing, reconciliation, harmony”).

## AI Etymology
Accordance (compliance): First attested around 1300. (agreement): First attested in the early 14th century. accord + -ance From Middle English accordaunce, from Old French acordance (“agreeing, reconciliation, harmony”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include accordaunce (Middle English) and acordance (Old French). Current senses include agreement with a rule, plan, or system, usually in the phrase 'in accordance with' and the act of officially granting or giving something, such as rights. The wider family includes derived forms such as unaccordance.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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