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CONCORD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)play

Synonyms:

Concord; Lexington; Lexington and Concord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

Bay State; MA; Mass.; Massachusetts; Old Colony (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)

Holonyms ("Concord" is a part of...):

American Revolution; American Revolutionary War; American War of Independence; War of American Independence (the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Agreement of opinionsplay

Synonyms:

concord; concordance; harmony

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("concord" is a kind of...):

agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)

Derivation:

concord (be in accord; be in agreement)

concord (arrange by concord or agreement)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was foughtplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Holonyms ("Concord" is a part of...):

Bay State; MA; Mass.; Massachusetts; Old Colony (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack riverplay

Synonyms:

capital of New Hampshire; Concord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

state capital (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)

Holonyms ("Concord" is a part of...):

Granite State; N.H.; New Hampshire; NH (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relationsplay

Synonyms:

agreement; concord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("concord" is a kind of...):

grammatical relation (a linguistic relation established by grammar)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "concord"):

number agreement (agreement in number between words in the same grammatical construction (e.g., between adjectives and the nouns they modify))

person agreement (agreement in person between pronouns and verbs)

case agreement (agreement in grammatical case between words in the same construction)

gender agreement (agreement in grammatical gender between words in the same construction)

Derivation:

concord (arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the wholeplay

Synonyms:

concord; concordance; harmony

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("concord" is a kind of...):

order (established customary state (especially of society))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "concord"):

accord; agreement (harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters)

comity (a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect)

peace (harmonious relations; freedom from disputes)

Derivation:

concord (go together)

 II. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they concord  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it concords  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: concorded  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: concorded  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: concording  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be in accord; be in agreementplay

Example:

Both philosophers concord on this point

Synonyms:

agree; concord; concur; hold

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Verb group:

agree (achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "concord"):

settle (end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement)

conciliate; make up; patch up; reconcile; settle (come to terms)

see eye to eye (be in agreement)

concede; grant; yield (be willing to concede)

subscribe; support (adopt as a belief)

conclude; resolve (reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation)

arrange; fix up (make arrangements for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Derivation:

concord; concordance (agreement of opinions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordanceplay

Example:

The team concorded several thousand nouns, verbs, and adjectives

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "concord" is one way to...):

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

concord (the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations)

concordance (an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Arrange by concord or agreementplay

Example:

Concord the conditions for the marriage of the Prince of Wales with a commoner

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "concord" is one way to...):

arrange; fix up (make arrangements for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

concord (agreement of opinions)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Go togetherplay

Example:

Their ideas concorded

Synonyms:

accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "concord" is one way to...):

agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)

Verb group:

agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "concord"):

coordinate (be co-ordinated)

blend; blend in; go (blend or harmonize)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

concord (a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole)

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