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Concord vs Harmony - What's the difference?

concord | harmony |

As nouns the difference between concord and harmony

is that concord is a state of agreement; harmony; union while harmony is agreement or accord.

As proper nouns the difference between concord and harmony

is that concord is the state capital of New Hampshire while Harmony is {{given name|female|from=Latin}}.

As a verb concord

is to agree; to act together.

concord

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) concorde'', Latin ''concordia'', from . See heart, and compare accord

Noun

(en noun)
  • A state of agreement; harmony; union.
  • * Love quarrels oft in pleasing concord end. -
  • (obsolete) Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or league
  • * The concord made between Henry and Roderick. -
  • (grammar) Agreement of words with one another, in gender, number, person, or case.
  • (legal, obsolete) An agreement between the parties to a fine of land in reference to the manner in which it should pass, being an acknowledgment that the land in question belonged to the complainant. See fine.
    • (Burrill)
  • (probably influenced by chord, music) An agreeable combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant chord; consonance; harmony.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A variety of American grape, with large dark blue (almost black) grapes in compact clusters.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To agree; to act together
    • (Edward Hyde Clarendon)

    harmony

    English

    (wikipedia harmony)

    Noun

    (harmonies)
  • Agreement or accord.
  • * America's social harmony has depended at least to some degree on economic growth. It is easier to get along when everyone, more or less, is getting ahead.'' — , '' Why It’s Time to Worry , Newsweek 2010-12-04
  • A pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds.
  • (music) The academic study of chords.
  • (music) Two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord.
  • (music) The relationship between two distinct musical pitches (musical pitches being frequencies of vibration which produce audible sound) played simultaneously.
  • A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency.
    • a harmony of the Gospels

    Related terms

    * harmonic * harmonics * harmonious * harmonize

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