concordance

[ kon-kawr-dns, kuh n- ]
/ kɒnˈkɔr dns, kən- /
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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.

Origin of concordance

1350–1400; Middle English concordaunce < Anglo-French, equivalent to Middle French concordance < Medieval Latin concordantia. See concord, -ance

Words nearby concordance

concomitant strabismus, concomitant symptom, concord, concord coach, concord grape, concordance, concordance rate, concordant, concordant alternation, concordat, concorde

Words related to concordance

accord, consonance, accordance, concurrence, concord, unity, harmony, similarity

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British Dictionary definitions for concordance

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

Medical definitions for concordance

concordance
[ kən-kôr′dns ]

n.

The presence of a given trait in both members of a pair of twins.

Other words from concordance

con•cor′dant adj.