<B>concernment, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>importance; weight; moment. <BR> <I>Ex. secrets of highest concernment (Emerson).</I> (SYN) interest. <DD><B> 2. </B>worry; anxiety. <DD><B> 3. </B>affair; concern. <DD><B> 4. </B>relation; bearing. <BR> <I>Ex. a matter of public concernment.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>participation. </DL>
<A NAME="concert">
<B>concert, </B>noun, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>a musical performance in which several musicians or singers take part. <BR> <I>Ex. The orchestra gave a concert that lasted two hours.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a musical performance by one musician; recital. <BR> <I>Ex. A world-famous pianist gave a concert last night.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a performance by a comedian or other entertainer. <BR> <I>Ex. Murphy went on his first major concert tour (he writes all of his own stage material), and one of his performances was ... shown as a cable television special (R.E. Allen).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>agreement; harmony; union. <BR> <I>Ex. Is there a perfect European concert? (London Times).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>harmony of musical sounds. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Music.) <B>=concerto.</B> <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>used in concerts; for concerts. <BR> <I>Ex. At the end of the eighteenth century, concert halls as we know them had hardly existed (Harper's).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>performing in a concert or concerts. <BR> <I>Ex. a concert pianist.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to arrange by agreement; plan or make together. <BR> <I>Ex. We began to concert measures for his coming on board with secrecy (Daniel Defoe).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to arrange a matter or act by agreement with someone. <BR> <I>Ex. We concerted on the most proper methods for speedily executing the Viceroy's instructions (Horatio Nelson).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>in concert,</B> </I>all together; in agreement. <BR> <I>Ex. By acting in concert the little group was able to fight off the wolves.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="concertante">
<B>concertante, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) giving opportunities for prominent solos by one or more players. <BR> <I>Ex. a concertante composition, a concertante part.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="concerted">
<B>concerted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>arranged by agreement; planned or made together; combined. <BR> <I>Ex. a concerted effort.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Music.) arranged in parts for several voices or instruments. </DL>
<A NAME="concertgoer">
<B>concertgoer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who frequently attends concerts. </DL>
<A NAME="concertgrand">
<B>concert grand,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a concert grand piano with sufficient power and brilliancy for use in a large hall or with an orchestra. </DL>
<A NAME="concertigrossi">
<B>concerti grossi,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>concerto grosso.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="concertina">
<B>concertina, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a small musical instrument somewhat like an accordion. <DD><I>adj. </I> having folds like the bellows of a concertina. <BR> <I>Ex. a hat with concertina pleats.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="concertinist">
<B>concertinist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who plays on the concertina. </DL>
<A NAME="concertino">
<B>concertino, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ni.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a short concerto. </DL>
<A NAME="concertize">
<B>concertize, </B>verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to give or take part in a concert. <BR> <I>Ex. Even after 50 years of concertizing ... and through the crackling of a bad recording, his elegance, fleetness, playfulness, aptness are astonishing (Time).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to manage a concert or concerts. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to perform as or in a concert. <BR> <I>Ex. Several famous operatic arias were concertized.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="concertmaster">
<B>concertmaster, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) the leader of the strings, usually the first violinist of an orchestra, ranking next to the conductor. </DL>
<A NAME="concertmeister">
<B>concertmeister, </B>noun. =concertmaster.</DL>
<A NAME="concerto">
<B>concerto, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tos,</B> <B>-ti.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a piece of music to be played by one or more principal instruments, such as a violin or piano, with the accompaniment of an orchestra. It usually has three movements. Also, <B>concert.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="concertogrosso">
<B>concerto grosso, </B>pl. <B>concerti grossi.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a concerto for a small group of soloists and a full orchestra, usually played in four movements. </DL>
<A NAME="concertpitch">
<B>concert pitch,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a pitch slightly higher than ordinary pitch, used in tuning instruments for concert use. <DD><B> 2. </B>the pitch as sounded, as distinguished from what is written, used in transposing for certain instruments. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) a maximum or optimum state of readiness, conditioning, or activity. <BR> <I>Ex. Ole Fols had recently done six furlongs in an amazing 1:08 and was at concert pitch (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="concession">
<B>concession, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a conceding; granting; yielding. <BR> <I>Ex. As a concession, Mother let me stay up an hour longer.</I> (SYN) favor, boon. <DD><B> 2. </B>anything conceded or yielded; admission; acknowledgment. <BR> <I>Ex. I have made all the concessions I intend to make.</I> (SYN) allowance. <DD><B> 3. </B>something conceded or granted by a government or controlling authority; grant. Land or privileges given by a government to a business company are called concessions. (SYN) franchise. <DD><B> 4. </B>(U.S.) a privilege or space granted or leased for a particular use within specified premises. A circus leases space for concessions selling food and drinks. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Canadian.) <DD><B> a. </B>(especially in Ontario and Quebec) a subdivision of land in township surveys. <DD><B> b. </B><B>=concession road.</B> <BR><I>expr. <B>concessions,</B> </I>(Canadian.) rural or bush districts. <BR> <I>Ex. rely on the concessions for political support.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="concessionaire">
<B>concessionaire, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person, business company, or group, to whom a concession has been granted. <BR> <I>Ex. The subcommittee also said proprietors should be responsible for collecting the cabaret tax due from concessionaires (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="concessional">
<B>concessional, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a concession or grant. <BR> <I>Ex. In Libya we have increased our concessional holdings, and test drilling, as well as geological and geographical survey work, is being carried out (Economist).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="concessionary">
<B>concessionary, </B>adjective, noun, pl. <B>-aries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> having to do with or of the nature of concession. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>=concessionaire.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="concessioner">
<B>concessioner, </B>noun. =concessionaire.</DL>
<A NAME="concessionnaire">
<B>concessionnaire, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a concessionaire. </DL>
<A NAME="concessionroad">
<B>concession road,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Canadian.) a rural road, usually running east and west. </DL>
<A NAME="concessive">
<B>concessive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>making or implying concession; yielding. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Grammar.) expressing concession. "Though" and "although" are concessive words. adv. <B>concessively.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="conch">
<B>conch, </B>noun, pl. <B>conches,</B> <B>conchs.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a large spiral sea shell. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of several mollusks of tropical waters with such a shell. <DD><B> 3. </B>the shell which Triton used as a trumpet. <DD><B> 4. </B>Also, <B>concha.</B> (Architecture.) <DD><B> a. </B>the concave surface of a dome. <DD><B> b. </B>an apse. </DL>
<A NAME="conch">
<B>conch.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> conchology. </DL>
<A NAME="concha">
<B>concha</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>-chae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>the central, hollow part of the external ear. <DD><B> b. </B><B>=external ear.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>a turbinate bone of the nose. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Architecture.) <B>=conch.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="concha">
<B>concha</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Southwestern U.S.) a shell or shell-shaped object, worn especially as an ornament. </DL>
<A NAME="conche">
<B>conche, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a machine for processing chocolate, in which a large cylindrical stone rolling on a stone bed pushes the chocolate back and forth, smoothing off rough edges on the chocolate particles, helping to develop the desired flavor, and blending the entire mass. </DL>
<A NAME="conchiferous">
<B>conchiferous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or bearing a shell. </DL>
<A NAME="conchiform">
<B>conchiform, </B>adjective. =shaped like a shell.</DL>
<A NAME="conchiolin">
<B>conchiolin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the organic part of the shells of mollusks, closely allied to keratin. </DL>
<A NAME="conchobar">
<B>Conchobar, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Celtic Legend.) a king of Ulster. </DL>
<A NAME="conchoid">
<B>conchoid, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> (Geometry.) a plane curve such that if a straight line is drawn from a fixed point (the pole) to the curve, the part of the line intercepted between the curve and a fixed straight line (the asymptote) is always equal to a fixed distance. <DD><I>adj. </I> conchoidal. </DL>
<A NAME="conchoidal">
<B>conchoidal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Mineralogy.) having to do with or denoting a fracture having smooth, shell-like convexities and concavities. adv. <B>conchoidally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="conchological">
<B>conchological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with conchology. </DL>
<A NAME="conchologist">
<B>conchologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies conchology. </DL>
<A NAME="conchology">
<B>conchology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of zoology that deals with shells and shellfish. </DL>
<A NAME="conchostracan">
<B>conchostracan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of branchiopod crustaceans having leaflike thoracic appendages and a bivalved carapace enclosing the body. </DL>
<A NAME="conchy">
<B>conchy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-chies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a conscientious objector. </DL>
