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Definition of: consonance
(kon′sə·nəns) noun
1. Agreement; accord; harmony.
2. Physics The induced vibration of one sonorous body acting in sympathy with another, as of one piano string with another; resonance.
3. Music A combination of tones regarded as pleasing and not requiring resolution. Also con′so·nan·cy.
See synonyms under HARMONY.
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