harmony

Everyday

1. Harmony is when people or things live, work or fit together peacefully and agree («live in harmony»). tree →
2. In music, harmony is when different notes are played or sung together and sound pleasant. tree →
3. A harmony is a second tune sung with the main one to make it sound richer. tree →

In the lessons

In music lessons, children sing rounds and harmonies, and chords are an example of harmony. In lessons about community and religion, «living in harmony» means getting along despite differences. In nature lessons, ecosystems are in harmony when plants and animals are in balance.

Examples

• The choir sang in perfect harmony. tree →
• Our class lives in harmony most days. tree →
• She sang the harmony while I sang the tune. tree →
• The colours of the painting are in harmony. tree →
• People of different faiths live in harmony in our town. tree →
• Cats and dogs can live in harmony. tree →
• The band added a lovely harmony to the chorus. tree →
• The first thing necessary in an army is harmony. tree →

Note

Mostly uncountable for peace and agreement; countable (harmonies) for musical parts. Adjective: harmonious. Opposite: discord, disagreement.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In the Sefer Yetzirah commentary, harmony is linked to the Greek thinkers' idea of number and to the place-value principle, in which things fit together in an ordered way. In the primary lessons: In music lessons, children sing rounds and harmonies, and chords are an example of harmony. In lessons about community and religion, «living in harmony» means getting along despite differences. In nature lessons, ecosystems are in harmony when plants and animals are in balance.

Examples

• Did their "harmony" mean the principle of position?' (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• In my opinion there is no doubt that this Mishnah belongs to tlie original Sefer Yetzirah, for it is in perfect harmony with all the original material. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• This is in per- fect harmony with the Pythagorean formula that all numbers originated from two elements, the limited (the one, 1,) and the unlimited (the Zero, 0). (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Mostly uncountable for peace and agreement; countable (harmonies) for musical parts. Adjective: harmonious. Opposite: discord, disagreement.