concord
noun /ˈkɒŋkɔːd/
/ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/
[uncountable]- concord (with somebody) (formal) peace and agreement synonym harmony
- living in concord with neighbouring states
- [uncountable] concord (with something) (grammar) (of words in a phrase) the fact of having the same number, gender or person synonym agreement
- In the sentence ‘They live in the country.’, the plural verb ‘live’ is in concord with the plural subject ‘They’.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French concorde, from Latin concordia, from concors ‘of one mind’, from con- ‘together’ + cor, cord- ‘heart’.