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harmony

noun

Simple meaning

Agreement of opinions.

Pronunciation

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hahrmuhnee

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ˈhɑɹməni

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Definition

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noun

  1. Agreement of opinions

  2. Agreement or accord.

  3. A pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds.

  4. music

    Two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord.

  5. A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency.

  6. A number of places in Canada

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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perfect harmonysocial harmonycomplete harmonyestablished harmonyuniversal harmonyracial harmony

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Word family

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  • harmonicadjectiveDerived adjective

    Related to compatibility in opinion and action.

  • harmonizeverbDerived verb

    Go together.

Compound terms

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  • four-part harmonynounCompound term

    Harmony in which each chord has four notes that create four melodic lines.

  • musical harmonynounCompound term

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

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Synonyms

Sense: agreement of opinions

concord

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