1. In agreement or harmony: This is the most common usage. It describes a situation where things are consistent, compatible, or in sync with each other.
Examples:
* "Their opinions on the matter were concordant."
* "The findings of the two studies were concordant, supporting the hypothesis."
* "A concordant group of people is one that gets along well and shares similar values."
2. (Linguistics) Relating to agreement in grammatical features: In grammar, "concord" refers to the agreement between different elements in a sentence, such as subject and verb, or pronoun and antecedent. A concordant element is one that follows these grammatical rules.
Examples:
* "The dog (singular subject) barks (singular verb) loudly."
* "She (singular pronoun) loves her (singular possessive pronoun) dog."
In summary:
* Concordant means "in agreement" or "harmonious" in general usage.
* In linguistics, "concordant" refers to elements in a sentence that agree with each other in grammatical features.