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CHORD, n.

1. The string of a musical instrument.
2. In music, the union of two or more sounds uttered at the same time, forming an entire harmony as a third, fifth and eighth, which are perfect chords, or consonancies. The fourth and sixth are imperfect chords.
3. In geometry, a right line drawn or supposed to extend from one end of an arch of a circle to the other. Hence the chord of an arch is a right line joining the extremities of that arch.

CHORD, To string.

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Entry for 'Chord'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​c/chord.html.
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