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harmŏnĭa , ae (archaic
I.gen. sing. harmoniaï, Lucr. 3, 131), f., = ἁρμονία, an agreement of sounds, consonance, concord, harmony; pure Lat. concentus.
I. Lit.: “velut in cantu et fidibus, quae harmonia dicitur,” Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 20; cf.: “harmoniam ex intervallis sonorum nosse possumus: quorum varia compositio etiam harmonias efficit plures,” id. ib. 1, 18, 41: “ad harmoniam canere mundum,” id. N. D. 3, 11, 27: “numeros et geometriam et harmoniam conjungere,” id. Rep. 1, 10; Vitr. 5, 4, 6.—
II. Transf.
A. Concord, harmony; in gen., Lucr. 3, 131: “neque harmoniā corpus sentire solere,” id. 3, 118: “nam multum harmoniae Veneris differre videntur,” id. 4, 1248.—
B. Singing, a song: “te nostra, Deus, canit harmonia,” Prud. Cath. 3, 90.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 5.4.6
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 4.1248
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 3.118
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 3.131
    • Cicero, De Republica, 1.10
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 3.11
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 1.10
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