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English Dictionary: consonance	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for consonance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
consonance n the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words Synonym(s): consonance, consonant rhyme the property of sounding harmonious Synonym(s): consonance, harmoniousness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consonance \Con"sonance\, Consonancy \Con"sonan*cy\, n. [L. consonantia: cf. F. consonnance.] 1. (Mus.) Accord or agreement of sounds produced simultaneously, as a note with its third, fifth, and eighth. 2. Agreement or congruity; harmony; accord; consistency; suitableness. The perfect consonancy of our persecuted church to the doctrines of Scripture and antiquity. --Hammond. The optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance. --Tyndall. 3. Friendship; concord. [Obs.] By the consonancy of our youth. --Shak. Syn: Agreement; accord; consistency; unison; harmony; congruity; suitableness; agreeableness.