CONCORDANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does concordance mean? 

• CONCORDANCE (noun)
  The noun CONCORDANCE has 3 senses:

1. 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

2. agreement of opinions

3. an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts

  Familiarity information: CONCORDANCE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONCORDANCE (noun)

Sense 1

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 whole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

concord; concordance; harmony

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

order (established customary state (especially of society))

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

peace (harmonious relations; freedom from disputes)

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Agreement of opinions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

concord; concordance; harmony

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

agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)

Derivation:

concord (be in accord; be in agreement)

concordant (being of the same opinion)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

index (an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed)

Derivation:

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