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English Dictionary: concordance by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
concordance
n
  1. 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
    Synonym(s): harmony, concord, concordance
  2. agreement of opinions
    Synonym(s): harmony, concord, concordance
  3. an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Concordance \Con*cord"ance\, n. [F., fr. LL. concordantia.]
      1. Agreement; accordance.
  
                     Contrasts, and yet concordances.         --Carlyle.
  
      2. (Gram.) Concord; agreement. [Obs.] --Aschlam.
  
      3. An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the
            text of a book where each principal word may be found,
            with its immediate context in each place.
  
                     His knowledge of the Bible was such, that he might
                     have been called a living concordance. --Macaulay.
  
      4. A topical index or orderly analysis of the contents of a
            book.
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