accordance English · revision 7508

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1303|origins=fro acorder}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /əˈkɔː.dəns/ ''(UK)''; /əˈkoɹ.dəns/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English acordance, acordaunce, [[bor|fro|acordance|t=agreement, reconciliation, harmony]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from acorder, to bring to agreement (see [[accord]]).^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Agreement, harmony: 1303 in the OED;^(OED 1989) compliance, about 1300, in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Of things, conformity or compatibility is from the late 14th century.^(Etymonline) The phrase ''in accordance with'' is attested by 1793 in Etymonline and 1806–31 in the OED;^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) in Middle English ''in accordance of'' was the usual form.^(Etymonline) The act of granting is from 1881.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1303 – agreement.^(OED 1989)

+ * late 14th century – conformity.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1793 – in accordance with.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1881 – the act of granting.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # [[agreement|alt=Agreement]] or [[conformity]], especially in the phrase “in accordance with”.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The act of [[grant|alt=granting]]: ''the accordance of rights''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[accord]]

+ * [[according]]

+ * [[accordingly]]

+ * [[concord]]

+ * [[discord]]

+ * [[cordial]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}