accordance

== English == === Alternative forms === accordaunce (obsolete) === Etymology === (compliance): First attested around 1300. (agreement): First attested in the early 14th century. accord +‎ -ance From Middle English accordaunce, from Old French acordance (“agreeing, reconciliation, harmony”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkɔː.dəns/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /əˈkoɹ.dəns/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /əˈkoː.dəns/ === Noun === accordance (countable and uncountable, plural accordances) Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance. The act of granting something. ==== Synonyms ==== harmony, unison, coincidence ==== Derived terms ==== in accordance with unaccordance ==== Translations ====