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accordance

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˈkɔː.dəns/
  • Canada, General-American: /əˈkoɹ.dəns/
  • California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /əˈkoː.dəns/
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 K AO1 R D AH0 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of granting something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of granting rights

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the accordance to Canada of rights of access

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accordance of rights

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: giving, gift

4

noun

Meaning 4

concurrence of opinion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we are in accord with your proposal

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accord, conformity

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: agreement

History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ooreenstemming — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Bulgarian: съгласие (sǎglasie) — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Bulgarian: съответствие (sǎotvetstvie) — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Dutch: overeenstemming — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Estonian: vastavus — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Faroese: samsvar — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Finnish: sopusointu — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • French: accordance — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • German: Übereinstimmung — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Hungarian: egyetértés — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Hungarian: összhang — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Portuguese: acordo — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Romanian: conformitate — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Russian: соотве́тствие (sootvétstvije) — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Russian: согла́сие (soglásije) — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Spanish: acordanza — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Swedish: enlighet — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Swedish: överensstämmelse — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Turkish: uygunluk — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Turkish: uyum — agreement; harmony; conformity
  • Ukrainian: зго́да (zhóda) — agreement; harmony; conformity
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