harmony

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links

[edit] English

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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’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US)
  • IPA: /ˈhɑrməni/
  • SAMPA: /"hArm@ni/
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[edit] Noun

harmony (plural harmonies)

1. agreement or accord
2. a pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds
3. (music) the academic study of chords
4. (music) two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord
5. (music) the relationship between two distinct musical pitches (musical pitches being frequencies of vibration which produce audible sound) played simultaneously

[edit] Related terms

• harmonic
• harmonics
• harmonious
• harmonize

[edit] Translations

[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