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concordant

adjective con·cor·dant \-d^ənt\

: in agreement : having the same characteristics

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— con·cor·dant·ly adverb

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Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin concordant-, concordans

First Known Use: 15th century

Synonyms: accordant, coherent, compatible, consistent, conformable (to), congruent, congruous, consonant, correspondent (with or to), harmonious, nonconflicting

Antonyms: conflicting, conflictive, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, noncompatible

Medical Dictionary

adjective con·cor·dant \kən-ˈkȯrd-^ənt\

of twins : similar with respect to one or more particular characters—compare discordant

—con·cor·dance \-^ən(t)s\ noun

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