Chord Definition
kôrd
chords
noun
chords
Harmony, as of color.
American Heritage
A feeling or emotion thought of as being played on like the string of a harp.
To strike a sympathetic chord.
Webster's New World
An imaginary straight line extending directly through an airfoil from the leading to the trailing edge.
Webster's New World
The string of a musical instrument.
Webster's New World
The length of such a line.
Webster's New World
verb
chords
To play chords on (a piano, guitar, etc.)
Webster's New World
To play chords on.
Chorded the piano.
American Heritage
To harmonize.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Chord
Noun
Singular:
chordPlural:
chordsOrigin of Chord
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Alteration (influenced by chord musical instrument string) of Middle English cord from accord agreement from Old French acorde from acorder to agree accord
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin chorda (“cord”), from Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khorda), (Ionic) χορδή (khordē, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”)
From Wiktionary
Alteration of cord
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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