Formal agreements or treaties between countries or groups, or agreements that are in harmony with something.
From Old French 'acorder,' from Latin 'ad-' (to) plus 'cor' (heart). The word originally meant to be in agreement of heart, and it evolved into formal diplomatic agreements.
The word 'accord' originally meant 'of one heart'—so when countries sign accords, they're literally promising to have matching hearts about an issue!
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