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==Etymology==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] F. consonance (now consonnance), ad. L. conson{a}ntia harmony, agreement, f. conson{a}nt-em pr. pple.: see CONSONANT and -ANCE.]
==Definitions==
*1. Correspondence of [[sounds]] in [[words]] or syllables; recurrence of the same or like sounds, e.g. in a verse; = Assonance1.
*2. Agreement of sounds; [[Pleasure|pleasing]] combination of sounds.
*3. Music. The sounding together of two [[notes]] in [[harmony]]; the [[quality]] or [[fact]] of being Consonant or concordant. (Opposed to [[Dissonance]].)
:b. A consonant ‘interval’ or combination of two notes, a concord.
*4. Acoustics. The sounding of a [[body]], e.g. a tuning-fork, in [[sympathy]] with the [[vibration]] of another body of the same pitch sounded near it.
*5. Agreement, [[harmony]], concord. (The earliest sense in Eng.)
:b. Phrase - in consonance with.
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==Etymology==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] F. consonance (now consonnance), ad. L. conson{a}ntia harmony, agreement, f. conson{a}nt-em pr. pple.: see CONSONANT and -ANCE.]
==Definitions==
*1. Correspondence of [[sounds]] in [[words]] or syllables; recurrence of the same or like sounds, e.g. in a verse; = Assonance1.
*2. Agreement of sounds; [[Pleasure|pleasing]] combination of sounds.
*3. Music. The sounding together of two [[notes]] in [[harmony]]; the [[quality]] or [[fact]] of being Consonant or concordant. (Opposed to [[Dissonance]].)
:b. A consonant ‘interval’ or combination of two notes, a concord.
*4. Acoustics. The sounding of a [[body]], e.g. a tuning-fork, in [[sympathy]] with the [[vibration]] of another body of the same pitch sounded near it.
*5. Agreement, [[harmony]], concord. (The earliest sense in Eng.)
:b. Phrase - in consonance with.
[[Category: General Reference]]