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Noun: concordance  kón'kor-d(u)n(t)s
  1. An index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts
    "The scholar used a concordance to study the use of certain words in Shakespeare's works"
     
  2. A harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colours and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
    "The interior design achieved perfect concordance of colours and textures";
    - harmony, concord, symphony
     
  3. Agreement of opinions
    "The concordance of their views led to a quick resolution";
    - harmony, concord

Derived forms: concordances

Type of: agreement, index, order

Encyclopedia: Concordance