Wordsmith.Org


A.Word.A.Day

About | Media | Search | Contact  


Home

Today's Word

Yesterday's Word

Archives

FAQ


A.Word.A.Day--concordance

    What to give to the person who has everything? Give the gift of words.
Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio

concordance (kuhn-KOR-dns) noun

1. Agreement; concord.

2. An alphabetical index of all the words in a text or corpus of texts, showing every contextual occurrence of a word.

3. The presence of a given trait in both members of a pair of twins.

"They began with a concordance to the scrolls -- an index that lists each word -- prepared under the auspices of the official team in the 1950s but not made available until 1988." Richard N. Ostling, The Computer Keys' Scrolls Closely held ancient documents are revealed through modern software, Time, 16 Sep 1991.

This week's theme: words about words.

X-Bonus

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. -Indira Gandhi

We need your help

Help us continue to spread the magic of words to readers everywhere

Donate

Subscriber Services
Awards | Stats | Links | Privacy Policy
Contribute | Advertise

© 1994-2024 Wordsmith