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concordance
[ kon-kawr-dns, kuhn- ]
noun
- agreement; concord; harmony:
the concordance of the membership.
- an alphabetical index of the principal words of a book, as of the Bible, with a reference to the passage in which each occurs.
- an alphabetical index of subjects or topics.
- (in genetic studies) the degree of similarity in a pair of twins with respect to the presence or absence of a particular disease or trait.
concordance
/ kənˈkɔːdəns /
noun
- a state or condition of agreement or harmony
- a book that indexes the principal words in a literary work, often with the immediate context and an account of the meaning
- an index produced by computer or machine, alphabetically listing every word in a text
- an alphabetical list of subjects or topics
Word History and Origins
Origin of concordance1
Example Sentences
Some studies have found that, among identical twins, there is extremely high concordance for ADHD.
I rode up here, wrote my letter in the sweat of the concordance and with the able-bodied help of Lloyd—and dined.
Science, mere concordance with the latest doctrine of the moment, is nothing to the artist except in so far as it serves his ends.
Sympathy derives its origin from the concordance of spiritual spheres, which emanate from subjects, 171.
You can find any portion or any verse in the Bible by just turning to this concordance.
In which Computes there are manifest disparities, and such as much divide the concordance and harmony of times.
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