Helen Fenton

Accord: Definition and part of speech

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Accord

  1. v. t. An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, bars a suit.
  2. v. t. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent.
  3. v. t. Harmony of sounds; agreement in pitch and tone; concord; as, the accord of tones.
  4. v. t. Agreement, harmony, or just correspondence of things; as, the accord of light and shade in painting.
  5. v. t. Voluntary or spontaneous motion or impulse to act; — preceded by own; as, of one’s own accord.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Accomplishment: Definition and part of speech

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Accomplishment

  1. n. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
  2. n. The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Accomplish: Definition and part of speech

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Accomplish

  1. v. t. To gain; to obtain.
  2. v. t. To complete, as time or distance.
  3. v. t. To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a design, an object, a promise.
  4. v. t. To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Accomplished: Definition and part of speech

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Accomplished

  1. imp. & p. p. of Accomplish
  2. a. Completed; effected; established; as, an accomplished fact.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.