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concord definition

con·cord (kän′kôrd′, käŋ′-)

noun

  1. agreement; harmony
    1. friendly and peaceful relations, as between nations
    2. a treaty establishing this
  3. Gram. agreement
  4. Music a combination of simultaneous and harmonious tones; consonance

Etymology: ME & OFr concorde < L concordia, agreement, union < concors (gen. concordis), of the same mind < com-, together + cor, heart

Concord1 definition

Con·cord (käŋ′kərd)

noun

  1. ☆ a large, dark-blue, cultivated variety of fox grape, used esp. for making juice and jelly
    in full Concord grape
  2. ☆ a wine made from this grape
Concord2 definition

Con·cord (kän′kôrd; for 2 & 3 käŋ′kərd)

  1. city in W Calif., near Oakland: pop. 122,000
  2. capital of N.H., on the Merrimack River: pop. 41,000
  3. town in E Mass., near Boston: pop. 17,000: with Lexington, site of the first battles of the Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775)

Etymology: prob. alluding to the amity hoped for among the inhabitants and their neighbors

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