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harmony

har·mony

UK/ˈhɑːmə.ni/ US/ˈhɑ̟ɹ.mə.ni/ fairly common slang

noun

1.
2.

the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords

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3.

a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

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4.

agreement of opinions

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Origin

From Middle English armonye, from Old French harmonie, armonie, from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía, “joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds”), either from or cognate with ἁρμόζω (harmózō, “to fit together”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join, fit, fix together”). First attested in 1602. Doublet of harmonia.

Phrases

  • close harmony
  • consonant harmony
  • harmony of the spheres
  • harmony of vowels
  • imitative harmony
  • negative harmony
  • pre-established harmony
  • preestablished harmony

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