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con|cord|ance
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: »

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

  • Concordance — Con*cord ance, n. [F., fr. LL. concordantia.] 1. Agreement; accordance. [1913 Webster] Contrasts, and yet concordances. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Concord; agreement. [Obs.] Aschlam. [1913 Webster] 3. An alphabetical verbal index showing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • Re. — rupee. Also, re. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • r.e. — Football. right end. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] re2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • able — ab·sorb·able; ac·count·able; ac·tion·able; adapt·able; ad·vance·able; ad·vis·able·ness; al·lege·able; al·ter·able; ami·able·ness; bounce·able; brib·able; bridge·able; buff·able; build·able; burn·able; can·cel·able; change·able; change·able·ness;… …   English syllables

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