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    Chord

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a straight line connecting two points on a curve 2 | noun | a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together 3 | verb | play chords on (a string instrument) 4 | verb | bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

    Pronunciation

    k'awrd (IPA: kˈɔrd)

    Hyphenation

    chord (no hyphenation) (5 letters | 1 syllable)

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    First known use in English

    1541 (European Renaissance) (484 years ago)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    chords | chorded | chording

    Synonyms

    harmonise | harmonize

    Narrower terms

    arpeggio | chord progression | common chord | harmonic progression | seventh chord | sforzando | triad | key (total: 8)

    Broader terms

    straight line | musical note | note | tone | play | alter | change | modify (total: 8)

    Rhymes

    abhorred | aboard | accord | adored | afford | award | board | bored | cord | deplored | explored | fjord | floored | ford | gored | ... (total: 39) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Homophone

    cord

    Lexically close words

    chore | chored

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    strike a chord | touch a chord

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 和絃 (noun) Hindi: | तार (noun) Arabic: | تآلُف (noun) Spanish: | acorde (music) French: | accord (music)

    Other notable uses

    Chord (US population: 160 people, white: 92%)

    chord.com | chord.net | chord.org | chord.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    C-D-G, e.g. | Feeling | It can't be played on a trumpet, e.g. | Musical combo? | Ninth, e.g. | Set of keys? (total: 6) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    11 (International English) | 11 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ??2-4673

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