Consonance - English meaning

verb

Give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).

Usage examples:

The powers accorded to the head of state

noun

An official agreement or treaty.

Usage examples:

Opposition groups refused to sign the accord

noun

A formal agreement, or the condition of agreeing

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[ c ] both parties signed an accord last week in geneva that may finally bring an end to the confli…

noun

Conformity or agreement.

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There is good accordance between the values

noun

If you do something in accordance with a rule, you follow or obey it

Usage examples:

In accordance with school rules, the teacher asked him to remove his hat when inside the building.

noun

Obeying a rule, law, standard, etc.

Usage examples:

A spokesman insisted the money had been spent in accordance with strict guidelines.

noun

Harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling.

Usage examples:

The two officers nodded in agreement

noun

The condition of having the same opinion, or a decision or arrangement between two or more people or groups to do something or to obey the same rules

Usage examples:

[ c ] a new trade agreement, [ u ] both sides were in agreement on the basic terms, but many detail…

noun

A decision or arrangement that has been made and accepted by two or more people, groups, organizations, etc.

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Agreement between sb and sb based on the rental agreement between the landlord and the tenant, eith…

noun

A state in which two things are able to exist or occur together without problems or conflict.

Usage examples:

He argues for the compatibility of science and religion

noun

The ability of machines, especially computers, or computer programs to work successfully with other machines or programs

Usage examples:

Compatibility problems can arise when upgrading the operating system.

noun

Agreement or harmony between people or groups.

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A pact of peace and concord

noun

A variety of dessert grape developed at concord, massachusetts.

Usage examples:

Labruscana grapes, especially concord, are also grown commercially, and some muscadines are also pr…

proper noun

The state capital of new hampshire; population 42,255 (est. 2008).

noun

Compliance with standards, rules, or laws.

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Conformity to regulations

noun

Behaviour that follows the usual standards that are expected by a group or society

Usage examples:

It's depressing how much conformity there is in such young children., our goal is to improve confor…

noun

Agreement or harmony; compatibility.

Usage examples:

The results show quite good congruence with recent studies

noun

The quality of being the same as, or in agreement with, other facts or principles

Usage examples:

We will assess the degree of congruity between the aims and methods of different agencies.

noun

The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce a pleasing effect.

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The piece owes its air of tranquillity largely to the harmony

noun

Notes that are played or sung with the main tune and that make the piece more complicated and interesting

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He imagined a society in which all races lived together in harmony.

noun

The situation in which people live or work happily together without any big problems

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Social/racial/political harmony

noun

Simultaneous performance or utterance of action or speech.

Usage examples:

‘yes, sir,’ said the girls in unison

adjective

Performed in unison.

Usage examples:

Unison congregational singing

proper noun

(in the uk) a trade union formed in 1993 and representing employees in the health service and public sector.