accord
/əˈkɔrd/ · ac. cord
noun
- Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action. The two parties reached an accord on the terms of the contract.
- A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord. The accord of the piano and violin was beautiful to listen to.
- Agreement or harmony of things in general. The accord of light and shade in the painting created a sense of depth.
verb
- To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust. The designer had to accord the fabric to the pattern.
- To bring (people) to an agreement; to reconcile, settle, adjust or harmonize. The mediator helped to accord the two sides in the dispute.
- To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant. The two notes accord perfectly in the melody.
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Did you know? The word 'accord' has been used in music to describe a harmony of multiple notes, and in law to describe a formal agreement between parties.