ac|cord|ance

ac|cord|ance
ac|cord|ance «uh KR duhns», noun.
1. agreement or harmony; conformity: »

What he did was in accordance with what he said.

2. the act of according or granting: »

accordance of privilege.


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  • con|cord|ance — «kon KR duhns, kuhn », noun. 1. an alphabetical list of the principal words in a book or in the works of an author, with references to the passages in which they occur: »The scholars work on this in a small inner room, equipped with concordances …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|cord|ance — «dihs KR duhns», noun. 1. a discord of sounds. SYNONYM(S): dissonance. 2. disagreement: »There was an ironical discordance between the inner history of the man and his apparent fortunes (Lytton Strachey). SYNONYM(S): conflict …   Useful english dictionary

  • con·cord·ance — …   Useful english dictionary

  • cord — ac·cord·ance; ac·cord·an·cy; ac·cord·ant; ac·cord·ing·ly; con·cord; cord·age; cord; cord·ed; cord·er; cord·ite; cord·wain; cord·wain·er; cord·wain·ery; cord·wind·er; mi·ser·i·cord; re·cord·able; re·cord·ant; re·cord·er; re·cord·er·ship;… …   English syllables

  • accordance — ac·cord·ance …   English syllables

  • ac — ac; Ac; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·a·deme; ac·a·de·mia; ac·a·dem·i·cals; ac·a·de·mi·cian; ac·a·dem·i·cism; ac·a·jou; ac·a·leph; ac·a·le·pha; ac·a·le·phae; ac·a·ly·pha; ac·an·tha·ce·ae; ac·an·thar·ia; ac·an·thar·i·an; ac·an·thel·la;… …   English syllables

  • concordance — con•cord•ance [[t]kɒnˈkɔr dns, kən [/t]] n. 1) agreement; concord; harmony 2) lit. an alphabetical index of the principal words or topics of a book 3) psi gen (in genetic studies) the degree of similarity in a pair of twins with respect to the… …   From formal English to slang

  • Discordance — Dis*cord ance, Discordancy Dis*cord an*cy, n. [Cf. F. discordance.] State or quality of being discordant; disagreement; inconsistency. [1913 Webster] There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Discordancy — Discordance Dis*cord ance, Discordancy Dis*cord an*cy, n. [Cf. F. discordance.] State or quality of being discordant; disagreement; inconsistency. [1913 Webster] There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accordance — Ac*cord ance, n. [OF. acordance.] Agreement; harmony; conformity. In strict accordance with the law. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Syn: Harmony; unison; coincidence. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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