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Synonyms
har·mo·ny (häŕmə-nē)

[Middle English armonie, from Old French, from Latin harmonia, from Greek harmoniā, articulation, agreement, harmony, from harmos, joint.]

noun: pl., -nies. 

  1. Agreement in feeling or opinion; accord: live in harmony.
  2. A pleasing combination of elements in a whole: color harmony; the order and harmony of the universe. See synonyms at proportion
  3. Music
    1. The study of the structure, progression, and relation of chords.
    2. Simultaneous combination of notes in a chord.
    3. The structure of a work or passage as considered from the point of view of its chordal characteristics and relationships.
    4. A combination of sounds considered pleasing to the ear.
  4. A collation of parallel passages, especially from the Gospels, with a commentary demonstrating their consonance and explaining their discrepancies.