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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈkɒnkɔːd/, /ˈkɒŋkɔːd/ ''(UK)''; /ˈkɑnkɔɹd/, /ˈkɑŋkɔɹd/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|concorde]], [[bor|fro|concorde]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) [[der|la|concordia|t=agreement, union]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from ''concors'' “of one mind”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) [[af|la|con-|cor|t1=together|t2=heart]].^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Agreement between persons, union in feeling and opinion (before 1300 in the OED; before 1325 in Barnhart).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ From the general sense of harmony the word developed specific uses: a treaty establishing peace between parties or nations (c. 1425),^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) agreement or harmony between things, especially sounds (before 1340),^(OED 1989) a consonant musical chord (1589),^(OED 1989) and grammatical agreement between words in person, number, gender or case (1530).^(OED 1989)^(AHD)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * before 1300 – agreement between persons, harmony.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

+ * before 1340 – harmony between things or sounds.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1425 – a state of peace; a treaty.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1530 – grammatical agreement.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1589 – a consonant musical chord.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1853 – the ''Concord'' grape, from Concord, Massachusetts.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Agreement of interests or feelings; [[harmony]] or [[accord]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A [[treaty]] or [[covenant]] establishing peaceful relations.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(grammar)'' Agreement between words in person, number, gender and case.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(music)'' A combination of tones that sounds stable and needs no resolution; a [[consonance]].^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[concordal]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[discord]]

+ * [[accord]]

+ * [[concordance]]

+ * [[cordial]]

+ * [[heart]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}