chord /kɔːd $ kɔːrd/
noun [countable][
Sense 1: Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: accord]
[
Sense 2-3: Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: cord; influenced by Latin chorda ( ⇒ cord) (]
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Sense 2: Origin: chord 'string of a musical instrument' (17-19 centuries))]
1. a combination of several musical notes that are played at the same time and sound pleasant together
2. strike/touch a chord (with somebody) to do or say something that people feel is familiar or true:
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.3. technical a straight line joining two points on a curve
HINT:
► Do not confuse with cord (=thick string), which has the same pronunciation. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲