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Concord

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Con·cord  (kngkrd)
1. A city of west-central California northeast of Oakland. It is a residential and manufacturing community. Population: 122,000.
2. A town of eastern Massachusetts on the Concord River west-northwest of Boston. An early battle of the American Revolution was fought here on April 19, 1775. In the 19th century the town was noted as an intellectual and literary center. Population: 16,800.
3. The capital of New Hampshire, in the south-central part of the state on the Merrimack River. It became the capital in 1808. Population: 42,400.

con·cord  (knkôrd, kng-)
n.
1. Harmony or agreement of interests or feelings; accord.
2. A treaty establishing peaceful relations.
3. Grammar Agreement between words in person, number, gender, or case.
4. Music A harmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones.

[Middle English concorde, from Old French, from Latin concordia, from concors, concord-, agreeing : com-, com- + cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

concord [ˈkɒnkɔːd ˈkɒŋ-]
n
1. agreement or harmony between people or nations; amity
2. a treaty establishing peaceful relations between nations
3. agreement or harmony between things, ideas, etc.
4. (Music, other) Music a combination of musical notes, esp one containing a series of consonant intervals Compare discord [3]
5. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar another word for agreement [6]
[from Old French concorde, from Latin concordia, from concors of the same mind, harmonious, from com- same + cor heart]

Concord [ˈkɒŋkəd]
n
1. (Placename) a town in NE Massachusetts: scene of one of the opening military actions (1775) of the War of American Independence. Pop.: 17 080 (1990)
2. (Placename) a city in New Hampshire, the state capital: printing, publishing. Pop.: 36 364 (1992)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ConcordConcord - capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
Granite State, New Hampshire, NH - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
2.concord - 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
order - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
peace - harmonious relations; freedom from disputes; "the roommates lived in peace together"
comity - a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect
accord, agreement - harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"
3.concord - the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar
number agreement - agreement in number between words in the same grammatical construction (e.g., between adjectives and the nouns they modify)
person agreement - agreement in person between pronouns and verbs
case agreement - agreement in grammatical case between words in the same construction
gender agreement - agreement in grammatical gender between words in the same construction
4.Concord - town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
Bay State, Massachusetts, Old Colony, MA - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
5.concord - agreement of opinions
agreement - the verbal act of agreeing
6.Concord - the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, War of American Independence - the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
Bay State, Massachusetts, Old Colony, MA - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
Verb1.Concordconcord - go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"
correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
blend in, blend, go - blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
2.concord - arrange by concord or agreement; "Concord the conditions for the marriage of the Prince of Wales with a commoner"
arrange, fix up - make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"
3.concord - arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance; "The team concorded several thousand nouns, verbs, and adjectives"
arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
4.Concordconcord - be in accord; be in agreement; "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"
settle - end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"
conciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
see eye to eye - be in agreement; "We never saw eye to eye on this question"
concede, grant, yield - be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
subscribe, support - adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
resolve, conclude - reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
arrange, fix up - make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"
agree - achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"

concord
noun
1. harmony, accord, peace, agreement, concert, friendship, consensus, goodwill, unison, good understanding, rapport, unanimity, amity, consonance A climate of concord and tolerance prevails among the Muslim and Christian Egyptian citizens.
2. treaty, agreement, convention, compact, protocol, entente, concordat The Concord of Wittenberg was agreed in 1536.
Translations
concord [ˈkɒŋkɔːd] N
1. (= harmony) → concordia f
2. (= treaty) → acuerdo m
3. (Mus, Gram) → concordancia f

concord [ˈkɒnkɔːrd] n
(= harmony) → harmonie f
(= treaty) → accord m

concord
n (= harmony)Eintracht f; (about decision etc) → Einvernehmen nt, → Übereinstimmung f

concord [ˈkɒŋkɔːd] n (harmony) → armonia, concordia; (treaty) → accordo
concord [ˈkɒŋkɔːd] n (harmony) → armonia, concordia; (treaty) → accordo

concord
n concord [ˈkoŋkoːd]
agreement; state of peace. eenstemmigheid; eendrag; kongruensie; sameklank, konsonansie إتِّفاق، سَلام، وِئام съгласие shoda, soulad overensstemmelse; harmoni die Eintracht ομόνοια concordia üksmeel توافق؛ سازش sopu entente הַרמוֹניָה मेल, एकता sklad, sloga egyetértés, összhang persetujuan samkomulag concordia; accordo 調和 일치, 평화 sutarimas, santarvė saskaņa; vienprātība perjanjian damai overeenkomst, harmonie enighet, samhold, overenskomst zgoda acordo înţelegere согласие zhoda, svornosť dogovor sloga överenskommelse, endräkt ความสอดคล้องกัน uyum, barış 和諧,一致 згода; угода معاہدہ ، میثاق thỏa ước


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The Concord bed-chamber being always assigned to a passenger by the mail, and passengers by the mail being always heavily wrapped up from bead to foot, the room had the odd interest for the establishment of the Royal George, that although but one kind of man was seen to go into it, all kinds and varieties of men came out of it.
Nearly three hundred were strewn, dead or dying, along the road from Concord.
He fosters the spirit of concord and justice, in whose work there is as much glory to be reaped as in the deeds of arms.
 
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