accordance

noun
/əˈkɔː.dəns/UK/əˈkoɹ.dəns/CA/əˈkoː.dəns/

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”).

  1. derived from acordance
  2. inherited from accordaunce

Definitions

  1. Agreement

    Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.

    • And what had been done that was not in strict accordance with the law of Parliament?
    • Chinese citizens who exit or enter China shall, in accordance with the law, apply for passports or other travel documents.
  2. The act of granting something.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at accordance. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at accordance. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at accordance

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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