First Known Use: 14th century
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concordance
noun con·cor·dance \kən-ˈkȯr-dən(t)s, kän-\
: a state in which things agree and do not conflict with each other
: an alphabetical list of all of the words in a book or in a set of works written by an author
Full Definition of CONCORDANCE
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: an alphabetical index of the principal words in a book or the works of an author with their immediate contexts
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Origin of CONCORDANCE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin concordantia, from Latin concordant-, concordans, present participle of concordare to agree, from concord-, concors
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