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| CONCERTED | | adj. - jointly arranged or planned.
- mus. Arranged in parts for voices or instruments. | |
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| CONCIERGE | | n. (esp. In france) door-keeper or porter of a block of flats etc. [french] | |
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| CONCORDAT | | n. Agreement, esp. Between the church and a state. [latin: related to *concord] | |
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| CONCOURSE | | n. - crowd, gathering.
- large open area in a railway station etc. [latin: related to *concur] | |
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| CONCUBINE | | n. - literary or joc. Mistress.
- (among polygamous peoples) secondary wife. concubinage n. [latin cubo lie] | |
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| CONDENSED | | milk n. Milk thickened by evaporation and sweetened. | |
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| CONDENSER | | n. - apparatus or vessel for condensing vapour.
- electr. = *capacitor.
- lens or system of lenses for concentrating light. | |
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| CONDIMENT | | n. Seasoning or relish for food. [latin condio pickle] | |
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| CONDITION | | —n. - stipulation; thing upon the fulfilment of which something else depends.
- a state of being or fitness of a person or thing. B ailment, abnormality (heart condition).
- (in pl.) Circumstances, esp. Those affecting the functioning or existence of something (good working conditions). —v. - a bring into a good or desired state. B make fit (esp. Dogs or horses).
- teach or accustom.
- a impose conditions on. B be essential to. in (or out of) condition in good (or bad) condition. On condition that with the stipulation that. [latin dico say] | |
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| CONDUCIVE | | adj. (often foll. By to) contributing or helping (towards something). | |
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