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agreement > 6 senses
NOUN1agreement, understandingThe statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
2agreement, correspondenceCompatibility of observations
3agreement, accordHarmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
4agreement, arrangementThe thing arranged or agreed to
5agreement, concordThe determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
6agreementThe verbal act of agreeing
agreement > pronunciation
Soundsahgriy'mahnt
Rhymesabandonment, abatement, aberrant, and 654 more rhymes in ahnt at the HyperDic website...
agreement > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises.
Examples"they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"
Synonymsunderstanding
Partscondition, term
Narrowerconspiracy, confederacy; covenant; unilateral contract; sale, sales agreement; bargain, deal; working agreement; gentlemen's agreement; written agreement; submission; entente, entente cordiale; oral contract; reservation; settlement; severance agreement; suicide pact
Broaderstatement
Verbsagree
agreement > noun 2, attribute
MeaningCompatibility of observations.
Examples"there was no agreement between theory and measurement"
Synonymscorrespondence
Narrowerconformity, conformance
Broadercompatibility
Verbsagree
agreement > noun 3, state
MeaningHarmony of people's opinions or actions or characters.
Examples"the two parties were in agreement"
Synonymsaccord
Narrowercommunity, community of interests; concurrence, meeting of minds; consensus; sense of the meeting; unanimity; unison; social contract
Broaderharmony, concord, concordance
Contrarydisagreement, dissension, dissonance
Verbsagree
agreement > noun 4, cognition
MeaningThe thing arranged or agreed to.
Synonymsarrangement
Narrowercollusion; prearrangement
Broaderplanning, preparation, provision
agreement > noun 5, relation
MeaningThe determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations.
Synonymsconcord
Narrowernumber agreement; person agreement; case agreement; gender agreement
Broadergrammatical relation
Verbsagree
agreement > noun 6, communication
MeaningThe verbal act of agreeing.
Narrowerassent, acquiescence; compliance; concurrence; accord, conformity, accordance; connivance, collusion; accession, assenting; subscription; ratification, confirmation; harmony, concord, concordance; second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement; concession
Broaderspeech act
Contrarydisagreement
Verbsagree; agree; agree

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