Word: Concordance
How to pronounce: kənˈkɔːdəns
Noun
Definitions:
1. An alphabetical list of the words (especially the important ones) present in a text, usually with citations of the passages in which they are found.
Example sentences: "A concordance to the Bible"
2. Agreement or consistency.
Example sentences: "The concordance between the teams' research results"
3. The inheritance by two related individuals (especially twins) of the same genetic characteristic, such as susceptibility to a disease.
Example sentences: "But it is well recognised that twin concordances may be misleading unless the underlying prevalence of a disease is taken into account."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Make a concordance of (a text)
Example sentences: "His works are extremely well-known and have been concordanced"
Synonyms:
harmonization
conformity
consistency
coherence
harmony
Derivations:
concordant
concord
Keep in Mind
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Concordance in Other Languages...
Spanish: Concordancia
German: Konkordanz
French: Concordance
Italian: Concordanza
Turkish: Uyum
