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Consonance \Con"so*nance\, Consonancy \Con"so*nan*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.
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2. Agreement or congruity; harmony; accord; consistency;
suitableness.
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The perfect consonancy of our persecuted church to
the doctrines of Scripture and antiquity. --Hammond.
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The optic nerve responds to the waves with which it
is in consonance. --Tyndall.
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3. Friendship; concord. [Obs.]
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By the consonancy of our youth. --Shak.

Syn: Agreement; accord; consistency; unison; harmony;
congruity; suitableness; agreeableness.
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