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Concordance


CONCORDANCE, noun [Latin , to agree. See Concord.]

1. Agreement. In this sense, accordance is generally used.

2. In grammar, concord. [Not used.]

3. A dictionary in which the principal words used in the scriptures are arranged alphabetically, and the book, chapter and verse in which each word occurs are noted; designed to assist an inquirer in finding any passage of scripture, by means of any leading word in a verse which he can recollect.