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harmonia

Syllables: har·mo·ni·a/hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.ə/US/hɑɹˈmoʊ̯.ni.ə/

harmonia noun: a harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns.

Noun

harmonia (plural harmonias or harmoniai)

  1. A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns.
    • […]concerning the ancient Greek harmoniai, or modes, in the diatonic genus.[…]degree signify the harmonia in which it appears and what degree it represents; for instance, “D-2” means that this ratio—11/10—is the second degree (ascending) in the Dorian harmonia.1949, Harry Partch, Genesis of a Music: Monophony: the Relation of Its Music to Historic and Contemporary Trends; Its Philosophy, Concepts, and Principles; Its Relation to Historic and Proposed...
    • In the case of Mixolydian harmonia, the framework chord is ¹⁄₁, ¹⁴⁄₁₁, ¹⁴⁄₁₀, and ²⁄₁.[…]while the various diatonic harmoniai are modes of each other, this is not true of the other two genera, which are uniquely derived from their corresponding diatonic forms.1991, 1/1: The Quarterly Journal of the Just Intonation Network, pages 4 and 5
  2. The soul regarded as a harmonious blend of the parts of the physical body.
    • Socrates argued against the idea of the soul being a harmonia.

Proper noun capitalized: Harmonia

Harmonia

  1. (Greek) The goddess of harmony and concord, and the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite. Her Roman counterpart is Concordia.
  2. 40 Harmonia, a main belt asteroid.
    Synonyms:
    w:40 Harmonia, ㊵

Examples of harmonia in a sentence

  • In 1935, Hamilton trained a chamber orchestra in Stuttgart to perform in the harmoniai.1993, John H. Chalmers, Jr., Divisions of the Tetrachord: A Prolegomenon to the Construction of Musical Scales, →ISBN, page 146:
  • They played Dorian aulema on one, different auloi were made for pieces in the Phrygian harmonia, and the so-called Lydian aulema was played on other auloi.1999, Thomas J. Mathiesen, Apollo’s Lyre: Greek Music and Music Theory in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, Lincoln, Neb.; London: University...

Synonyms of harmonia

  • w:40 Harmonia
  • ㊵

Forms of harmonia

pluralharmonias
pluralharmoniai

Origin of harmonia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔ρμονῐ́ᾱ (hărmonĭ́ā). Doublet of harmony.

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̔ρμονῐ́ᾱ (Hărmonĭ́ā).

Words that rhyme with harmonia

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Questions about harmonia

What does harmonia mean?
Harmonia means a harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns.
How do you use harmonia in a sentence?
In 1935, Hamilton trained a chamber orchestra in Stuttgart to perform in the harmoniai.
What part of speech is harmonia?
Harmonia can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce harmonia?
Harmonia is pronounced /hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of harmonia?
The plural of harmonia is harmonias.

Words near harmonia in the dictionary

  1. harmomegathic
  2. harmomegathy
  3. Harmon
  4. Harmon County
  5. Harmoni
  6. harmonia
  7. harmoniacal
  8. harmoniai
  9. harmonial
  10. harmonias
  11. harmonic

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