What does "concordance" mean?
Concordance: (Gram.) Concord; agreement. [Obs.] Aschlam.
Additional senses
- 2.An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the text of a book where each principal word may be found, with its immediate context in each place. His knowledge of the Bible was such, that he might have been called a living concordance. Macaulay.
- 3.A topical index or orderly analysis of the contents of a book.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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