harmonizationn.
/ˌhɑːmənʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ The action or process of harmonizing.
1.
a. Reduction to harmony or agreement; reconciliation.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun] > action of bringing into agreement or harmony
conciliation1543
reconcilement1560
reconciliation1560
consorting1611
tuning1654
harmonization1837
attunement1866
1837 G. S. Faber Prim. Doctr. Justif. xlix The required harmonisation of the apparently opposite declarations.
1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics viii. §54. 147 That harmonization of constitution with conditions forming the limit of evolution.
b. Agreement in colour.
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the world > matter > colour > colour relationships > [noun] > harmony
symphony1874
harmonization1897
1897 R. Kearton With Nature & Camera 252 Their wonderful harmonisation with the sand upon which they lay stretched.
1925 R. W. G. Hingston in E. F. Norton et al. Fight for Everest: 1924 262 We are attracted by their example of harmonization, the pale grey colour of their fur blending well with the upland soil.
2. Music. The adding of harmony to a melody.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > composing music > [noun] > composition of part music
descant?c1430
descantinga1538
part-writing1865
harmonization1880
voice leading1899
1880 E. Gurney Power of Sound 248 The harmonisation of melodies.
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