Chord Definition
Other Word Forms of Chord
Noun
Origin of Chord
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Alteration (influenced by chord musical instrument string) of Middle English cord from accord agreement from Old French acorde from acorder to agree accord
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin chorda (“cord”), from Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khorda), (Ionic) χορδή (khordē, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”)
From Wiktionary
Alteration of cord
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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