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harmony

har·mo·ny [ hrmənee ] (plural har·mo·nies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. friendly agreement: a situation in which there is friendly agreement or accord

2. pleasing combination of sounds: a pleasing combination of musical sounds

3. notes sung or played together: a combination of notes that are sung or played at the same time. Changing harmony is one of the most characteristic features of Western music, providing momentum and richness to the melody.

4. study of chords in music: the study of the way in which musical chords are constructed and function in relation to one another

5. pleasantness in arrangement: a pleasing effect produced by an arrangement of things, parts, or colors

6. study of texts: a study or collation of the similarities in parallel texts, especially the four Gospels

7. parallel text: a book or manuscript in which several versions of the same text, often a biblical text, are laid out in parallel columns
a Gospel harmony

[14th century. Via French and Latin< Greek harmonia "agreement, concord" < harmozein "fit together"]
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