Consonance

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  • noun. Agreement; harmony; accord.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Close correspondence of sounds.
  • noun. The repetition of consonants or of a consonant pattern, especially at the ends of words, as in blank and think or strong and string.
  • noun. A simultaneous combination of sounds not requiring resolution to another combination of sounds for finality of effect and conventionally regarded as harmonious or pleasing.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Accord or agreement of sounds; specifically, in music, a simultaneous combination of two tones that is, by itself, both agreeable and final in effect.
  • noun. A state of agreement or accordance; congruity; harmony; consistency: as, the consonance of opinions among judges; the consonance of a ritual to the Scriptures.
  • noun. The sympathetic vibration of a sonorous body, as a piano-string, when another of the same pitch is sounded near it.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Accord or agreement of sounds produced simultaneously, as a note with its third, fifth, and eighth.
  • noun. Agreement or congruity; harmony; accord; consistency; suitableness.
  • noun. Friendship; concord.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels as in assonance.
  • noun. harmony; agreement; lack of discordance
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the property of sounding harmonious
  • noun. the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
  • Word Usage
    "We will review the order carefully and issue appropriate guidance to ensure that we continue to act in consonance with the law and with policy direction."
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    harmony  rhyme  rime  
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