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2 dictionary results for: Harmonies
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
har·mo·ny       [hahr-muh-nee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -nies.
1.agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
2.a consistent, orderly, or pleasing arrangement of parts; congruity.
3.Music.
a.any simultaneous combination of tones.
b.the simultaneous combination of tones, esp. when blended into chords pleasing to the ear; chordal structure, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
c.the science of the structure, relations, and practical combination of chords.
4.an arrangement of the contents of the Gospels, either of all four or of the first three, designed to show their parallelism, mutual relations, and differences.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME armonye < MF < L harmonia < Gk harmonía joint, framework, agreement, harmony, akin to hárma chariot, harmós joint, ararískein to join together]

—Synonyms 1. concord, unity, peace, amity, friendship. 2. consonance, conformity, correspondence, consistency. See symmetry. 3. Harmony, melody in music suggest a combination of sounds from voices or musical instruments. Harmony is the blending of simultaneous sounds of different pitch or quality, making chords: harmony in part singing; harmony between violins and horns. Melody is the rhythmical combination of successive sounds of various pitch, making up the tune or air: a tuneful melody to accompany cheerful words.
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har·mo·ny       (här'mə-nē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. har·mo·nies
  1. Agreement in feeling or opinion; accord: live in harmony.
  2. A pleasing combination of elements in a whole: color harmony; the order and harmony of the universe. See Synonyms at proportion.
  3. Music
    1. The study of the structure, progression, and relation of chords.
    2. Simultaneous combination of notes in a chord.
    3. The structure of a work or passage as considered from the point of view of its chordal characteristics and relationships.
    4. A combination of sounds considered pleasing to the ear.
  4. A collation of parallel passages, especially from the Gospels, with a commentary demonstrating their consonance and explaining their discrepancies.


[Middle English armonie, from Old French, from Latin harmonia, from Greek harmoniā, articulation, agreement, harmony, from harmos, joint; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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