concord

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con·cord /ˈkɒŋkɔːd $ ˈkɑːŋkɔːrd/ noun [uncountable] 1. formalFRIENDLY the state of having a friendly relationship, so that you agree on things and live in peace 一致；和谐；协调 OPP discord2. technicalSLG in grammar, concord between words happens when they match correctly, for example when a plural noun has a plural verb following it 〔语法上的〕一致

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concord• Too often it is forgotten that these should be ways of love and concord.• But concord and harmony were the professed and accepted norm for the conduct of relations.• Dynastic concord and family harmony were, however, bought somewhat at the expense of the two princes' subjects.• international concord• Ermold depicted scenes of concord in 826.• As in the case of the concord system, constraints seem to differ between one non-standard grammar and another.• Mondrian and his colleagues in de Stijl considered this discord to be the ultimate concord and spacial equilibrium.nConcord nthe capital city of the US state of New HampshireOrigin concord (1200-1300) Old French concorde, from Latin concordia, from concors “agreeing”, from com- ( → COM-) + cor “heart”

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relationship, the having of a friendly state that Corpus so

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the capital city of the US state of New Hampshire

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con‧cord /ˈkɒŋkɔːd $ ˈkɑːŋkɔːrd/

noun [uncountable]

Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: concorde, from Latin concordia, from concors 'agreeing', from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + cor 'heart'

1. formal the state of having a friendly relationship, so that you agree on things and live in peace
OPP discord
2. technical in grammar, concord between words happens when they match correctly, for example when a plural noun has a plural verb following it

con·cord

BrE

/ˈkɒŋkɔːd/

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NAmE

/ˈkɑːŋkɔːrd/

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noun

[uncountable]

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formal