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ease
Part of Speech: noun
To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; - often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind.
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harmony
Part of Speech: noun
Results: 6
            1.                                             Concord                                                         or                                                         agreement                                                         in                                                           facts,                                                           opinions,                                                           manners,                                                           interests,                                                           etc.;                                                         good                                                           correspondence;                                                         peace                                                         and                                                         friendship;                                                         as,                                                         good                                                           citizens                                                         live                                                         in                                                           harmony.                                    

            2.                                             A                                                         literary                                                         work                                                         which                                                           brings                                                         together                                                         or                                                           arranges                                                           systematically                                                         parallel                                                           passages                                                         of                                                           historians                                                         respecting                                                         the                                                         same                                                           events,                                                         and                                                           shows                                                         their                                                         agreement                                                         or                                                           consistency;                                                         as,                                                           a                                                           harmony                                                         of                                                         the                                                           Gospels.                                    

            3.                                             A                                                           succession                                                         of                                                           chords                                                         according                                                         to                                                         the                                                           rules                                                         of                                                           progression                                                         and                                                         modulation.                                    

            4.                                           The                                                         science                                                         which                                                           treats                                                         of                                                         their                                                           construction                                                         and                                                           progression.                                    

            5.                                           See                                                         Harmonic                                                           suture,                                                         under                                                         Harmonic.                                    

            6.                                           The                                                         just                                                         adaptation                                                         of                                                           parts                                                         to                                                         each                                                         other,                                                         in                                                         any                                                           system                                                         or                                                           combination                                                         of                                                           things,                                                         or                                                         in                                                           things,                                                         or                                                           things                                                         intended                                                         to                                                         form                                                           a                                                           connected                                                         whole;                                                           such                                                         an                                                         agreement                                                         between                                                         the                                                         different                                                           parts                                                         of                                                           a                                                         design                                                         or                                                           composition                                                         as                                                         to                                                           produce                                                         unity                                                         of                                                         effect;                                                         as,                                                         the                                                           harmony                                                         of                                                         the                                                         universe.
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