Consonance

Definition of Consonance

Con´so`nance

n.	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. By the consonancy of our youth. - Shak.

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