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Harmony

A pleasing combination of parts or notes.

The Greek roots

ἁρμονία
harmonía
a joining, agreement

Literally: a fitting together

The story of the word

From harmós, 'a joint' — harmony is things well 'fitted together', in music and in life.

The same roots elsewhere

Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.

In a sentence

The choir sang in perfect harmony.

Built on the same root

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