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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

accordance

/əˈkoɹ.dəns/

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What does accordance mean?

noun

  1. Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
  2. The act of granting something.

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IPA pronunciation

/əˈkoɹ.dəns/

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It is this exquisite undertone, heard and yet unheard, which brings the mind into sweet accordance with the wonderful instrument of nature.
Richard JefferiesThe Pageant of SummerProject Gutenberg ebook #414
Peoples are not governed in accordance with their caprices of the moment, but as their character determines that they shall be governed.
Gustave Le BonThe crowd : $b A study of the popular mindProject Gutenberg ebook #445
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Theology, developed in accordance with this idea, threw about all cures, even those which resulted from scientific effort, an atmosphere of supernaturalism.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
Regulations concerning organization and operations of local public entities shall be fixed by law in accordance with the principle of local autonomy.
JapanThe Constitution of Japan, 1946Project Gutenberg ebook #612
With this proviso everyone might do as he pleased, and all began by improving their boots in accordance with our previous experience.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414