consonance

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Etymology[edit]

From Old French, from Latin consonantia

Noun[edit]

consonance ‎(plural consonances)

Examples (prosody)

lady lounges lazily, dark deep dread crept in
  1. (prosody) The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels as in assonance.
  2. (chiefly music) Harmony; agreement; lack of discordance.
    • Tyndall
      The optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance.

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