Concordance: meaning, definitions and examples

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concordance

 

[ หˆkษ’ล‹kษ”หd(ษ™)ns ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

language analysis

A concordance is an alphabetical list of the principal words used in a book or body of work, with their immediate contexts. It allows the reader to see every occurrence of a word in a text, along with its surrounding words, providing insights into the author's use of language.

Synonyms

catalogue, index, thesaurus

Examples of usage

  • It is common for scholars to create concordances of ancient texts to aid in translation and analysis.
  • The concordance revealed that the author frequently used the word 'hope' in the final chapters of the novel.

Translations

Translations of the word "concordance" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น concordรขncia

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเค‚เค—เคคเคฟ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Konkordanz

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kesesuaian

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะบะพะฝะบะพั€ะดะฐะฝั†ั–ั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zgodnoล›ฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ไธ€่‡ด

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท concordance

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ concordancia

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท uyum

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ผ์น˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชูˆุงูู‚

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ soulad

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ zhoda

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไธ€่‡ด

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ skladnost

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ samrรฆmi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัำ™ะนะบะตัั‚ั–ะบ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒกแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒกแƒแƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ uyฤŸunluq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ concordancia

Etymology

The word 'concordance' originated from the Latin word 'concordantia', meaning 'agreement' or 'harmony'. It was first used in the context of biblical studies to refer to a list of words and their occurrences in the Bible. Over time, the term expanded to encompass any comprehensive list of words and their contexts in a text or body of work, aiding in textual analysis and interpretation.

See also: concordantly.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #20,846, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.