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CONSONANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of sounding harmonious
Synonyms:
consonance; harmoniousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("consonance" is a kind of...):
harmony (an agreeable sound property)
Derivation:
consonant (involving or characterized by harmony)
consonate (sound in sympathy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Synonyms:
consonance; consonant rhyme
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("consonance" is a kind of...):
rhyme; rime (correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds))
