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