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concordance definition

con·cord·ance (kən kôrd′'ns)

noun

  1. agreement; harmony
  2. an alphabetical list of the chief words used in a book or by a writer, with the passages in which they occur identified or cited

Etymology: ME concordaunce < OFr concordance < ML concordantia < L concordans, prp. of concordare, to agree < concors: see concord

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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