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con·cor·dance
(kən-kôr′dns)n.
1. Agreement; concord.
2. An alphabetical index of all the words in a text or corpus of texts, showing every contextual occurrence of a word: a concordance of Shakespeare's works.
3. Genetics The presence of a given trait in both members of a pair of twins.
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concordance
(kənˈkɔːdəns)n
1. a state or condition of agreement or harmony
2. (Library Science & Bibliography) a book that indexes the principal words in a literary work, often with the immediate context and an account of the meaning
3. (Library Science & Bibliography) an index produced by computer or machine, alphabetically listing every word in a text
4. an alphabetical list of subjects or topics
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con•cord•ance
(kɒnˈkɔr dns, kən-)n.
1. agreement; concord; harmony.
2. an alphabetical index of the principal words or topics of a book.
3. (in genetic studies) the degree of similarity in a pair of twins with respect to the presence or absence of a particular disease or trait.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French < Medieval Latin concordantia. See concord, -ance]
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| Noun | 1. | concordance - a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole order - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" peace - harmonious relations; freedom from disputes; "the roommates lived in peace together" comity - a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect |
| 2. | concordance - agreement of opinions agreement - the verbal act of agreeing | |
| 3. | concordance - an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts index - an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed |
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concordance
nounHarmonious mutual understanding:
Idiom: meeting of the minds.
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concordance
n
(= agreement) → Übereinstimmung f; in concordance with your specifications (form) → Ihren Angaben or Anweisungen gemäß
(Bibl, Liter) → Konkordanz f
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