of its own accord

  • 1of its own accord — without outside intervention the rash may go away of its own accord * * * of its own accord ◇ If something happens of its own accord, it happens by itself without anyone causing it to happen. The tree fell of its own accord. • • • Main Entry:… …

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  • 2of its own accord — of its own agreement, by its own free will …

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  • 3of its own accord — spontaneously; as a result of ones s own action, will or decision and not because of some outside influence or action …

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  • 4Accord — Ac*cord , n. [OE. acord, accord, OF. acort, acorde, F. accord, fr. OF. acorder, F. accorder. See {Accord}, v. t.] 1. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent. [1913 Webster] A mediator of an accord… …

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  • 5accord — [[t]əkɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦ accords, according, accorded 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft n N An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war. ...UNITA, legalised as a political party under the 1991 peace… …

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  • 6accord — ac|cord1 [əˈko:d US o:rd] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: acort, from acorder; ACCORD2] 1.) of sb s/sth s own accord without being asked or forced to do something ▪ He decided to go of his own accord. ▪ The door seemed to move of its… …

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  • 7With one accord — Accord Ac*cord , n. [OE. acord, accord, OF. acort, acorde, F. accord, fr. OF. acorder, F. accorder. See {Accord}, v. t.] 1. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent. [1913 Webster] A mediator of an… …

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  • 8Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler — infobox Discworld character| name= Claude MaximillianOverton Transpire Dibbler description=A man who would sell his own grandmother. And everyone else s whole family. associations=Works with his nephew Soll Dibbler in Moving Pictures , otherwise… …

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  • 9HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 10Charlottetown Accord — The Charlottetown Accord (French: Accord de Charlottetown) was a package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada, proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992. It was submitted to a public referendum on October …

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