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concord
English
Etymology 1
From French concorde, Latin concordia, from concors (“of the same mind, agreeing”); con- + cor, cordis (“heart”). See heart, and compare accord.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?n.k??d/, /?k??.k??d/
Noun
concord (countable and uncountable, plural concords)
- A state of agreement; harmony; union.
- (obsolete) Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or league
- 1612, Sir John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued
- the concord made between King Henry II and Roderick O'Connor
- 1612, Sir John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued
- (grammar) Agreement of words with one another, in gender, number, person or case.
- (law, obsolete) An agreement between the parties to a fine of land in reference to the manner in which it should pass, being an acknowledgment that the land in question belonged to the complainant. See fine.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)
- (probably influenced by chord, music) An agreeable combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant chord; consonance; harmony.
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Translations
Etymology 2
After Concord, Massachusetts, where the variety was developed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?n.k??d/
Noun
concord (plural concords)
- A variety of sweet American grape, with large dark blue (almost black) grapes in compact clusters; a Concord grape.
Etymology 3
From French concorder, from Latin concord?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?k??d/
Verb
concord (third-person singular simple present concords, present participle concording, simple past and past participle concorded)
- (intransitive) To agree; to act together
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Edward Hyde Clarendon to this entry?)
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acquiescence
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French acquiescence.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æk.wi???s.?ns/
Noun
acquiescence (countable and uncountable, plural acquiescences)
- A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
- (law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:acquiescence.
Related terms
- acquiesce
Synonyms
- sufferance
Translations
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