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concordant

Syllabification: (con·cord·ant)
Pronunciation: /kənˈkôrdnt/
Definition of concordant

adjective

  • in agreement; consistent:the answers were roughly concordant
  • Geology corresponding in direction with the planes of adjacent or underlying strata.
  • Medicine (of twins) inheriting the same genetic characteristic, such as susceptibility to a disease.
  • Music in harmony.

Derivatives

concordantly

adverb

Origin:

late 15th century: via Old French from Latin concordant- 'being of one mind', from the verb concordare (see concord)

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