CONCORDANCE


Meaning of CONCORDANCE in English

/ kənˈkɔːdəns; NAmE -ˈkɔːrd-/ noun

1.

[ C ] an alphabetical list of the words used in a book, etc. showing where and how often they are used :

a Bible concordance

2.

[ C ] a list produced by a computer that shows all the examples of an individual word in a book, etc.

3.

[ U ] ( technical ) the state of being similar to sth or consistent with it :

There is reasonable concordance between the two sets of results.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French , from medieval Latin concordantia , from concordant- being of one mind, from the verb concordare , from con- together + cor , cord- heart.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.