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Etymology
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Middle English armonye < Old French armonie < Latin harmonia|harm�nĭa < Greek ��μονία (joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds), related to ��μ�� (joint, groove, slit), < Proto-Indo-European *ar-ti- < *ar- (to fit together).

Pronunciation
(US)
*IPA|/�h�rm�ni/
*SAMPA|/"hArm@ni/
audio|en-us-harmony.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|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

Translations
trans-top|agreement or accord
Finnish: harmonia
Icelandic: jafnvægi n
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Italian: armonia f
Russian: �озв��ие (sozvú�ije) n, �огла�ие (soglásije) n
Scottish Gaelic: rèite f, rèiteachadh m
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trans-top|a pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds
Finnish: harmonia
Icelandic: samhljómur m
Italian: armonia f
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Russian: га�мони� (garmónija) f
Scottish Gaelic: co-cheòl m, co-fhuaim m, co-sheirm f
Slovene: sozvo�je n, harmonija f
Turkish: armoni, uyum
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trans-top|music: the academic study of chords
Czech: harmonie f
Finnish: sointuoppi
Icelandic: hljómfræði f
Italian: armonia f
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Russian: га�мони� (garmónija) f
Turkish: armoni
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trans-top|music: two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord
Chinese: �声 (hesh�ng)
Finnish: sointu
Hungarian: akkord
Icelandic: samhljómur m
Italian: armonia f
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Russian: га�мони� (garmónija) f
Slovene: sozvo�je n, harmonija f
Turkish: armoni
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ttbc|Slovak: súlad
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Related terms
harmonic
harmonics
harmonious
harmonize

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• 2007-12-30 07:27 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations to be checked */

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