disharmonic
UK/dɪshɑːˈmɒnɪk/
disharmonic adjective: not harmonic.
Adjective
disharmonic (comparative more disharmonic, superlative most disharmonic)
- Not harmonic.
- Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.
- A person is 'harmonic' with respect to his own generation and all even-numbered generations counting away from his own, and 'disharmonic' with respect to odd-numbered generations. Thus a man is disharmonic with respect to his father and his son but harmonic with respect to his grandfather and his...1979, Barry J. Blake & R. M. W. Dixon, The Handbook of Australian Languages
- […] there is also a special set of (non-singular first person) pronoun forms for use with disharmonic kin: those in the opposite generation set. […] The two disharmonic pronouns are used as polite forms when the addressee and speaker are in different alternate generation sets.1995, Alan Dench, Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia
disharmonic meaning in Bengali
disharmonic in Bengali
- সুষম নয়
Forms of disharmonic
| comparative | more disharmonic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most disharmonic |
Origin of disharmonic
From dis- + harmonic.
Questions about disharmonic
- What does disharmonic mean?
- Disharmonic means not harmonic.
- What is disharmonic in Bengali?
- Disharmonic in Bengali is সুষম নয়. See Disharmonic meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is disharmonic?
- Disharmonic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce disharmonic?
- Disharmonic is pronounced /dɪshɑːˈmɒnɪk/ (UK).
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