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concordat

Meaningto agree

Common meaning: a formal agreement, especially with the Church

Journey through time

  1. Latinconcordare‘to agree’source
  2. Italianmeaning shiftsto agree → a convention, espconcordato‘a convention, esp’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa convention, esp → a formal agreement, especially with the Churchconcordat‘a formal agreement, especially with the Church’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin concordare ‘to agree’.

Roots

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