English Explanatory Dictionary

accordance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
  2. The act of granting something.

Pronunciation

/əˈkɔː.dəns/ /əˈkoɹ.dəns/ en-us-accordance.ogg /əˈkoː.dəns/

Word forms

accordance accordances accordaunce

Etymology

* (compliance): First attested around 1300. * (agreement): First attested in the early 14th century. * accord + -ance * From Middle English accordaunce, from Old French acordance (“agreeing, reconciliation, harmony”).

Synonyms

harmony unison coincidence

Derived words

in accordance with unaccordance
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