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accord

Pronunciation: /əˈkɔːd/

The English word “accord” has 14 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Agreement of opinion, will, or action.
  2. Agreement in pitch and tone; harmony, musical concord.
  3. Agreement or harmony of things in general.
  4. A distinctive mixture of fragrances or the odor thereof.
  5. An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, prevents a lawsuit.
  6. An international agreement.
  7. Voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act.

verb

  1. To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
  2. To bring (people) to an agreement; to reconcile, settle, adjust or harmonize.
  3. To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant.
  4. To agree in pitch and tone.
  5. To grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award.
  6. To give consent.
  7. To arrive at an agreement.

Etymology

From Middle English accord, from Old French acort, from acorder (see verb below).

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