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ac·cor·dance

 (ə-kôr′dns)
n.
1. Agreement; conformity: in accordance with your instructions.
2. The act of granting.
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accordance

(əˈkɔːdəns)
n
1. conformity; agreement; accord (esp in the phrase in accordance with)
2. the act of granting; bestowal: accordance of rights.
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ac•cord•ance

(əˈkɔr dns)

n.
1. agreement; conformity: in accordance with the rules.
2. the act of granting.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.accordance - concurrence of opinionaccordance - concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"
accord, conformity
agreement - the verbal act of agreeing
2.accordance - the act of granting rightsaccordance - the act of granting rights; "the accordance to Canada of rights of access"
accordance of rights
giving, gift - the act of giving
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accordance

noun
in accordance with in agreement with, consistent with, in harmony with, in concert with, in sympathy with, in conformity with, in assent with, in congruence with Entries which are not in accordance with the rules will be disqualified.
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accordance

noun
1. The act or state of agreeing or conforming:
agreement, chime, conformance, conformation, conformity, congruence, congruity, correspondence, harmonization, harmony, keeping.
2. The act of conferring, as of an honor:
bestowal, bestowment, conference, conferment, conferral, grant, presentation.
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Translations
إنْسِجَامَاً مَع
vastavus
egyetértésösszhang
skladnov skladu
uygunlukuyum

accordance

[əˈkɔːdəns] N in accordance with → conforme a, de acuerdo con
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accordance

[əˈkɔːrdəns] n
in accordance with (= in line with) [+ sb's wishes, the law] → conformément à
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accordance

n in accordance with → entsprechend (+dat), → gemäß (+dat)
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accordance

[əˈkɔːd/əns] n in accordance with → secondo, in conformità di or a
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accord

(əˈkoːd) verb
1. (with with) to agree with. His story accords with what I saw happen.
2. to grant or give to (a person). They accorded the president great respect.
noun
agreement. That is not in accord with your original statement.
acˈcordance: in accordance with
in agreement with. The money will be given out in accordance with his instructions.
acˈcordingly adverb
1. in agreement (with the circumstances etc). Find out what has happened and act accordingly.
2. therefore. He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help.
according to
1. as said or told by. According to John, the bank closes at 3 p.m.
2. in agreement with. He acted according to his promise.
3. in the order of. books arranged according to their subjects.
4. in proportion to. You will be paid according to the amount of work you have done.
of one's own accord
of one's own free will. He did it of his own accord, without being forced to.
with one accord
(everybody) in agreement. With one accord they stood up to cheer him.
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