harmony
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[edit] Etymology
First attested in 1602. From Middle English armonye from Old French harmonie/armonie from Latin harmonia from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonia), “‘joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds’”)
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[edit] Noun
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harmony (plural harmonies)
- agreement or accord
- a pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds
- (music) the academic study of chords
- (music) two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord
- (music) the relationship between two distinct musical pitches (musical pitches being frequencies of vibration which produce audible sound) played simultaneously
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[edit] Translations
agreement or accord
pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds
music: the academic study of chords
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music: two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord
[edit] External links
- harmony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- harmony in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

