CONCORDANCE


Meaning of CONCORDANCE in English

[ kən'kɔ:d(ə)ns ]

■ noun

1》 an alphabetical list of the important words in a text, usually with citations of the passages concerned.

2》 formal agreement or consistency.

3》 Medicine the inheritance by two related individuals of the same genetic characteristic.

■ verb [often as adjective ~d ] make a ~ of.

Origin

ME: from OFr., from med. L. concordantia , from L. concordant- , concordare 'agree on'.

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