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harmony Definition


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harmony
noun harmonies
    1a. music.
      A pleasing combination of notes or sounds produced simultaneously;
    1b. music.
      The whole chordal structure of a piece as distinguished from its melody or its rhythm;
    1c. music.
      The art or science concerned with combinations of chords.
    2. A pleasing arrangement of parts or things.
      Example: a harmony of colour
    3. Agreement in opinions, actions, feelings, etc.
      Thesaurus: concord, accord, unity, agreement, amicability, amity, balance, symmetry, compatibility; friendship, peace, rapport, sympathy.
    4. A reconciliation of conflicting accounts, especially of the four Gospels.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin harmonia concord of sounds, from Greek harmos a joint.



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