Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being in agreement or harmony; consonant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Corresponding; conformable; consonant; agreeable; of the same mind; harmonious: sometimes followed by to, but more commonly by with: as, this was not accordant to his tastes, or with his principles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by
with orto .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Agreeing ;consonant ;harmonious ;corresponding ;conformable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'
- adjective in keeping
Etymologies
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Examples
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Villejo, expressed in terms accordant with his humane and honorable conduct towards his illustrious prisoner.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) Washington Irving 1821
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Trump is making clear he had nothing to do with a mysterious poll in New Hampshire that, accordant to TIME Magazine, asked Granite State voters about a potential Trump presidential bid.
Donald Trump Says He's Seriously Considering Running For President The Huffington Post 2010
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Trump is making clear he had nothing to do with a mysterious poll in New Hampshire that, accordant to TIME Magazine, asked Granite State voters about a potential Trump presidential bid.
Donald Trump Says He's Seriously Considering Running For President The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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As Douthat put it, abortion is like 7th-degree homicide, and the laws to punish abortion should be laws accordant with 7th-degree homicide.
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Trump is making clear he had nothing to do with a mysterious poll in New Hampshire that, accordant to TIME Magazine, asked Granite State voters about a potential Trump presidential bid.
Donald Trump Says He's Seriously Considering Running For President The Huffington Post 2010
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So too must it be said that America possesses a relatively robust account of "development" to which it can point with accordant pride.
Douglas Forbes: The End: Hollywood's Campaign to End Poverty in America Douglas Forbes 2010
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So too must it be said that America possesses a relatively robust account of "development" to which it can point with accordant pride.
Douglas Forbes: The End: Hollywood's Campaign to End Poverty in America Douglas Forbes 2010
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So too must it be said that America possesses a relatively robust account of "development" to which it can point with accordant pride.
Douglas Forbes: The End: Hollywood's Campaign to End Poverty in America Douglas Forbes 2010
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So too must it be said that America possesses a relatively robust account of "development" to which it can point with accordant pride.
Douglas Forbes: The End: Hollywood's Campaign to End Poverty in America Douglas Forbes 2010
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So too must it be said that America possesses a relatively robust account of "development" to which it can point with accordant pride.
Douglas Forbes: The End: Hollywood's Campaign to End Poverty in America Douglas Forbes 2010
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