harmonization

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noun

An act of harmonizing.

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harmonisation
OriginEnglish harmonize ← French harmoniser ← Latin harmonia →
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Meanings

nounharmonization (countable and uncountable, plural harmonizations)

plural harmonizations · alternative harmonisation

  1. countableuncountableAn act of harmonizing.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna piece of harmonized music

Similar
harmonisation
Broader
harmonymusical harmony

nounsinging in harmony

Similar
harmonisation
Broader
singingvocalizing
Also see
harmonisation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂r̥-mo-n
  3. Ancient Greek*ἁρμων (*harmōn)
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̔ρμονῐ́ᾱ (hărmonĭ́ā)
  5. Latinharmonia
  6. Frenchharmonie
  7. Frenchharmoniser
  8. Englishharmonize
  9. Englishharmonization

From harmonize + -ation.

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Translations

Dutch harmonisatie
  • harmonisatieact of harmonizing
German Harmonisierung
  • Harmonisierungact of harmonizing
Greek εναρμόνιση
  • εναρμόνιση (enarmónisi)act of harmonizing
Indonesian harmonisasi
  • harmonisasiact of harmonizing
Irish armónú
  • armónúact of harmonizing
Russian гармонизация
  • гармонизация (garmonizacija)act of harmonizing
Swedish harmonisering
  • harmoniseringact of harmonizing
Cite this entry
APA

harmonization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmonization

MLA

“harmonization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmonization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harmonization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmonization.

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