concord
noun
1.
formal
agreement
or
harmony
between
people
or
group
s:
«…との» (意見・利害などの)一致; 調和, 協調 «with» (↔
discord
)
e.g.
a pact of peace and concord.
a
treaty
:
(国家間の)友好関係, 平和; (友好)協定, 協約
e.g.
a concord was to be drawn up.
2.
Grammar
agreement
between
word
s in
gender
,
number
,
case
,
person
, or any other
grammatical
category
which affects the
form
s of the
word
s.
〘文法〙 一致, 呼応〘数・性などで一致した形をとること〙
3.
Music
a
chord
that is
pleasing
or
satisfactory
in itself.
〘楽〙 協和音(↔
discord
)
ORIGIN
Middle English
: from
Old French
concorde
, from
Latin
concordia
, from
concors
‘
of one mind
’, from
con-
‘
together
’ +
cor
,
cord-
‘
heart
’.