a|gree|ment

a|gree|ment
a|gree|ment «uh GREE muhnt», noun.
1. an understanding reached by two or more persons, groups of persons, or nations among themselves. Nations make treaties; certain persons make contracts; both are agreements. SYNONYM(S): pact, covenant, compact.
2. the act of coming to an understanding, especially in settling a dispute: »

Every obstacle to agreement has been removed.

SYNONYM(S): settlement.
3. sameness of feeling or opinion: »

There was perfect agreement between the two friends. They tried to shape their thought and deed in noble agreement (George Eliot).

SYNONYM(S): concurrence, accord.
4. harmony; correspondence: »

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? (II Corinthians 6:16).

SYNONYM(S): concord, consonance.
5. Grammar. (in inflected languages) correspondence between words in number, case, gender, or person; concord. There is agreement in “that man” but lack of agreement in “those man.”

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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