FOUR-PART HARMONY

Meaning of FOUR-PART HARMONY in English

/fawr"pahrt', fohr"-/

harmony in which each chord has four tones, creating, in sum, four melodic lines.

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HARMONY — In music, the sound of two or more notes heard simultaneously. In a narrower sense harmony refers to the extensively …
Английский словарь Британика
FOUR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Four Books Four Freedoms Four Horsemen Four Hundred Council of the Four Noble Truths …
Английский словарь Британика
PART — I. ˈpär]t, ˈpȧ], usu ]d.+V\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French & Old English, both from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUR — I. ˈfō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English four, foure, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARMONY — ˈhärmənē, ˈhȧm-, -ni noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English armonye, from Middle French armonie, from Old French, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARMONY — (n.) A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows …
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — ( n. ) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PART — /pahrt/ , n. 1. a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARMONY — /hahr"meuh nee/ , n. , pl. harmonies . 1. agreement; accord; harmonious relations. 2. a consistent, orderly, or pleasing arrangement …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — /fawr, fohr/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, three plus one. 2. a symbol of this number, 4 or IV …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PART — I. ˈpärt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Old English, both from Latin part-, pars; perhaps akin to Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARMONY — noun ( plural -nies ) Etymology: Middle English armony, from Anglo-French armonie, from Latin harmonia, from Greek, joint, harmony, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOUR — noun Etymology: Middle English, from four adjective, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German fior four, Latin quattuor, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PART — adv partly; in a measure. 2. part ·noun quarter; region; district; usually in the plural. 3. part ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
HARMONY — noun ·see harmonic suture, under harmonic. 2. harmony ·noun the science which treats of their construction and progression. 3. harmony …
Webster English vocab
FOUR — adj one more than three; twice two. 2. four ·noun a symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv. 3. …
Webster English vocab
HARMONY — [har.mo.ny] n, pl -nies [ME armony, fr. MF armonie, fr. L harmonia, fr. Gk, joint, harmony, fr. harmos joint--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOUR — [four] n [ME, fr. four adj., fr. OE feower; akin to OHG fior four, L quattuor, Gk tessares, tettares] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HARMONY — in music, the sound of two or more notes heard simultaneously. In practice, this broad definition can also include some …
Britannica English vocabulary
HARMONY — borough (town), Butler county, western Pennsylvania, U.S., on Connoquenessing Creek, 25 miles (40 km) north of Pittsburgh. It is known …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOUR — four BrE AmE fɔː AmE fɔːr foʊr (= fore) ▷ fours fɔːz AmE fɔːrz foʊrz ▶ ˈ four flush BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PART — / pɑːt; NAmE pɑːrt/ noun , verb , adverb ■ noun SOME 1. [ U ] part of sth some …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARMONY — / ˈhɑːməni; NAmE ˈhɑːrm-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U ] a state of peaceful existence and agreement …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUR — / fɔː(r); NAmE / 1. number 4 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PART — I. part 1 S1 W1 /pɑːt $ pɑːrt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ part , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARMONY — har ‧ mo ‧ ny /ˈhɑːməni $ ˈhɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural harmonies ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOUR — four /fɔː $ fɔːr/ BrE AmE number , noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: feower ] 1 . the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PART — n., v., & adv. --n. 1 some but not all of a thing or number of things. 2 an essential …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HARMONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions, esp. as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOUR — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PART — n., v., & adv. n. 1 some but not all of a thing or number of things. 2 an essential …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HARMONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions, esp. as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOUR — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PART — n., v., & adv. --n. 1. some but not all of a thing or number of things. 2 an essential …
Oxford English vocab
HARMONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions, esp. as …
Oxford English vocab
FOUR — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Oxford English vocab
PART — I. NOUN USES, QUANTIFIER USES, AND PHRASES /pɑ:(r)t/ ( parts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARMONY — ( harmonies) 1. If people are living in harmony with each other, they are living together peacefully rather than fighting …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUR — ( fours) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Four is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUR — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Four is the number 4. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PART — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a central role/part ▪ The report emphasizes the central role of science in society. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARMONY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES racial harmony (= when people of different races live or work together and trust each …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOUR — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a father of two/three/four etc (= a man with two, three etc children ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARMONY — (MATCH) [noun] [U] - a good match of ideas or feelings, and in the way things are done, happen or …
Cambridge English vocab
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Cambridge English vocab
HARMONY — n. In music, the sound of two or more notes heard simultaneously. In a narrower sense harmony refers to the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOUR — n. having four letters Four Books Four Freedoms Four Horsemen Four Hundred Council of the Four Noble Truths four colour …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HARMONY — Synonyms and related words : acclamation, accommodation, accord, accordance, acquiescence, adaptation, adaption, adjustment, affinity, agape, agreement, agreement of all, amity, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOUR — See: HIT ON ALL FOUR, ON ALL FOURS.
Slang English vocab
HARMONY — n. Function: noun 1 musical agreement of sounds FF1C; singing in harmony FF1E; Synonyms: accord, chorus, concert, concord, consonance, tune …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HARMONY — noun 1. musical agreement of sounds singing in harmony Synonyms: accord, chorus, concert, concord, consonance, tune Related Word: mellifluousness, melodiousness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Longman Activator English vocab
HARMONY — n. 25B6; noun musical harmony : EUPHONY, polyphony; tunefulness, melodiousness, mellifluousness. the harmony of the whole structure : BALANCE, symmetry, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PART — n. 1 piece, portion, division, allotment, share, percentage, participation, interest; parcel, fragment, scrap, shard; some I bought a part of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HARMONY — n. 1 agreement, accord, concord, compatibility, rapport, unanimity, unity The purpose is to promote harmony among the warring factions 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FOUR — See: HIT ON ALL FOUR, ON ALL FOURS.
Словарь английских идиом
FOUR — See Four factors of change
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
PART — I verb BAD : He refuses to part from his old camera. GOOD : He refuses to part with his …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
PART — 1. сущ. 1) а) доля, часть the (a) better part ≈ большая часть the better part of an hour ≈ …
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