Chord - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kɔːrd|  American pronunciation of the word chord
Brit.  |kɔːd|  British pronunciation of the word chord

noun

- a straight line connecting two points on a curve
- a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

verb

- play chords on (a stringed instrument)
- bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing (syn: harmonize)

Extra examples

...the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals...

Mr. Davidson has touched the true chords of people's soul in some of his poems.

...the reviewer used the pejorative word “versifier” to refer to the writer, whose poems had struck a responsive chord with the general public...

...the last thunderous chord of the symphony rang throughout the hall...

...Will Rogers' homespun waggeries struck a chord with audiences during the Great Depression....

Many of the things she says will strike a chord with other young women.

He knew that what he was saying had touched a chord.

Their story is bound to strike a chord with all parents.

Word forms

noun
singular: chord
plural: chords
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