CONCORD


Meaning of CONCORD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kɒŋkɔ:(r)d ]

1.

Concord is a state of peaceful agreement. ( FORMAL )

They expressed the hope that he would pursue a neutral and balanced policy for the sake of national concord.

= harmony

≠ discord

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2.

In grammar, concord refers to the way that a word has a form appropriate to the number or gender of the noun or pronoun it relates to. For example, in ‘He hates it’, there is concord between the singular form of the verb and the singular pronoun ‘he’.

= agreement

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