n.
Pronunciation: ' kän(t)-s( ə -)n ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : harmony or agreement among components
2 a : correspondence or recurrence of sounds especially in words specifically : recurrence or repetition of consonants especially at the end of stressed syllables without the similar correspondence of vowels (as in the final sounds of “ stroke ” and “ luck ” ) b : CONCORD 1B c : SYMPATHETIC VIBRATION , RESONANCE