Concordance: meaning, definitions and examples
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concordance
[ หkษลkษหd(ษ)ns ]
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
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:
๐ต๐น concordรขncia
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเคเคเคคเคฟ
๐ฉ๐ช Konkordanz
๐ฎ๐ฉ kesesuaian
๐บ๐ฆ ะบะพะฝะบะพัะดะฐะฝััั
๐ต๐ฑ zgodnoลฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ไธ่ด
๐ซ๐ท concordance
๐ช๐ธ concordancia
๐น๐ท uyum
๐ฐ๐ท ์ผ์น
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชูุงูู
๐จ๐ฟ soulad
๐ธ๐ฐ zhoda
๐จ๐ณ ไธ่ด
๐ธ๐ฎ skladnost
๐ฎ๐ธ samrรฆmi
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัำะนะบะตัััะบ
๐ฌ๐ช แจแแกแแแแแแกแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ uyฤunluq
๐ฒ๐ฝ concordancia
Word origin
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.