concordance

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kənˈkɔrdəns/ UK /kənˈkɔːdəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
agreement; also an alphabetical index of a text's words

A biblical concordance let him trace every use of the word.

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Synonyms

1 noun · agreement; also an... agreement harmony accord consistency concord index

Opposites

discordance disagreement inconsistency

Word family

Related forms concord concordant accord

Etymology

From Old French concordance, from Medieval Latin concordantia, from Latin concordans, present participle of concordare ('to agree'), from concors ('of one mind'), from com- ('together') + cor ('heart').

concordare Latin cor Latin

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# concordance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈkɔrdəns/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈkɔːdəns/

## Meanings
1. agreement; also an alphabetical index of a text's words

## Examples
- A biblical concordance let him trace every use of the word.

## Synonyms
- agreement
- harmony
- accord
- consistency
- concord
- index

## Antonyms
- discordance
- disagreement
- inconsistency

## Related Forms
- concord
- concordant
- accord

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concordare
- Root: cor

## Etymology
From Old French concordance, from Medieval Latin concordantia, from Latin concordans, present participle of concordare ('to agree'), from concors ('of one mind'), from com- ('together') + cor ('heart').

## AI Etymology
Concordance comes from Old French concordance, from Medieval Latin concordantia, from Latin concordans, present participle of concordare ('to agree'), from concors ('of one mind'), from com- ('together') + cor ('heart'). The historical trail runs through concordare in Latin and cor in Latin. Morphologically, concordance is transparent: it draws on Old French concordance, from Medieval Latin concordantia, from Latin concordans, present participle of concordare ('to agree'), from concors ('of one mind'), from com- ('together') + cor ('heart'). Used as a noun, concordance now means "agreement; also an alphabetical index of a text's words", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as concord, concordant, and accord. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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