concord

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

noun capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
noun a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
noun the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations

From French concorde, Latin concordia, from concors (“of the same mind, agreeing”); con- + cor, cordis (“heart”). See heart, and compare accord.

At the time the march began from Boston to Concord the American colonists stood virtually in armed rebellion. — True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Thus it is related that Demaratus came to Macedonia from Corinth at the time when Philip was at variance with his wife and son, and when the king asked if the Greeks were at harmony with one another, Demaratus, being his well-wisher and friend, answered, "It is certainly very rich of you, Philip, inquiring as to concord between the Athenians and Peloponnesians, when you don't observe that your own house is full of strife and variance. — Plutarch's Morals, Plutarch

capital of New Hampshire

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