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Meaning of "consonancy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONSONANCY

consonancy  [ˈkɒnsənənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONSONANCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Consonancy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONSONANCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Consistency

In classical deductive logic, a consistent theory is one that does not contain a contradiction. The lack of contradiction can be defined in either semantic or syntactic terms. The semantic definition states that a theory is consistent if and only if it has a model, i.e. there exists an interpretation under which all formulas in the theory are true. This is the sense used in traditional Aristotelian logic, although in contemporary mathematical logic the term satisfiable is used instead. The syntactic definition states that a theory is consistent if and only if there is no formula P such that both P and its negation are provable from the axioms of the theory under its associated deductive system. If these semantic and syntactic definitions are equivalent for any theory formulated using a particular deductive logic, the logic is called complete. The completeness of the sentential calculus was proved by Paul Bernays in 1918 and Emil Post in 1921, while...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONSONANCY


dissonancy
ˈdɪsənənsɪ
dominancy
ˈdɒmɪnənsɪ
immanency
ˈɪmənənsɪ
impermanency
ɪmˈpɜːmənənsɪ
impertinency
ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənsɪ
incontinency
ɪnˈkɒntɪnənsɪ
lieutenancy
lɛfˈtɛnənsɪ
malignancy
məˈlɪɡnənsɪ
oppugnancy
əˈpʌɡnənsɪ
permanency
ˈpɜːmənənsɪ
pernancy
ˈpɜːnənsɪ
pertinency
ˈpɜːtɪnənsɪ
pregnancy
ˈprɛɡnənsɪ
prevenancy
ˈprevənənsɪ
pseudopregnancy
ˈsjuːdəʊˌprɛɡnənsɪ
regnancy
ˈrɛɡnənsɪ
repugnancy
rɪˈpʌɡnənsɪ
stagnancy
ˈstæɡnənsɪ
tenancy
ˈtɛnənsɪ
undertenancy
ˈʌndəˌtɛnənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONSONANCY

consolidation
consolidation loan
consolidative
consolidator
consoling
consolingly
consols
consolute
consonance
consonancies
consonant
consonant cluster
consonant shift
consonantal
consonantal alliteration
consonantally
consonantly
consonous
consort
consortable

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONSONANCY

Anancy
assured tenancy
benignancy
concernancy
cotenancy
ectopic pregnancy
false pregnancy
fancy
fixed-term tenancy
life tenancy
nancy
periodic tenancy
phantom pregnancy
poignancy
predominancy
regulated tenancy
secure tenancy
shorthold tenancy
sublieutenancy
subordinancy
subtenancy

Synonyms and antonyms of consonancy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «consonancy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONSONANCY

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协和
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consonancy
570 millions of speakers

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consonancy
510 millions of speakers

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consonancy
380 millions of speakers
ar

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consonancy
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consonancy
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consonancy
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consonancy
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consonancy
220 millions of speakers

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Konsonan
190 millions of speakers

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consonancy
180 millions of speakers

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consonancy
130 millions of speakers

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consonancy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Konsonan
85 millions of speakers
vi

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consonancy
80 millions of speakers

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consonancy
75 millions of speakers

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सुसंगतता
75 millions of speakers

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consonancy
70 millions of speakers

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consonancy
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consonancy
50 millions of speakers

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consonancy
40 millions of speakers

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consonancy
30 millions of speakers
el

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consonancy
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consonancy
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consonancy
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consonancy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of consonancy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSONANCY»

The term «consonancy» is normally little used and occupies the 139.893 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSONANCY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about consonancy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSONANCY»

Discover the use of consonancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to consonancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The history of North Wales: comprising a topographical ...
To these, and the laws of consonancy, accent, and rhyme, the following Triades are applicable : — 1. The three requisites of Versification : metricity, consonancy, and rhyme. 2. The three principles of Metre : length of the verse, form of the ...
2
An essay, on the ancient & present state, of the Welsh ...
The three varieties of verse : variation of metricity, variation of consonancy, and variation of accent. 6. The three primary principles of cyn- ghanedd or consonancy : the rhyming consonancy, the alliterative consonancy, and the compound ...
John Hughes, 1822
3
St. Pierre's Studies of nature
Thus in our gardens, what a delightful and beneficial consonancy there is between the orange and citron trees, the apple and the pear, the walnut and the filbert ; and in our farm-yards between the horse and the ass, the goose and the duck, ...
Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, 1835
4
Studies of Nature: Translated from the French of J.H.B. De ...
Thus in our gardens what a delightful and beneficial consonancy between the orange and citron-trees, the apple and the pear, the walnut and the filbert; and in our farm-yards between the horse and the ass, the goose and the duck, the cow ...
Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Leman Thomas Rede, 1803
5
Studies of Nature, translated from the French, ... Carefully ...
Thus in our gardens what a delightful and beneficial consonancy there is between the orange and citron trees, the apple and the pear, the walnut and the filhert; and in our farm-yards between the horse and the ass, the goose and the duck, the ...
Jacques Henri Bernardin de SAINT PIERRE, Henry HUNTER (D.D.), 1830
6
The Alliance of Musick, Poetry and Oratory: Under the Head ...
I would introduce the term consonancy as a distinction to that of consonance. Consonance I leave to its usual signification, the accord of two sounds ; and by consonancy I mean the agreement of many sounds with one another, among ...
Anselm Bayly, 1789
7
The Welsh nonconformists' memorial; or, Cambro-British ...
To these and the laws of consonancy, accent, and rhyme, the following triades are applicable : " l . The three requisites of versification : metricity, consonancy, and rhyme. 2. The three principles of metre : length of the verse, form of the stanza, ...
William Richards, John Evans, 1820
8
The Welsh nonconformists' memorial, or, Cambro-British ...
To these and the laws of consonancy, accent, and rhyme, the following triades are applicable : " 1. The three requisites of versification : metricity, consonancy, and rhyme. 2. The three principles of metre : length of the verse, form of the stanza, ...
William Richards, John Evans, 1820
9
Dictionary of the Welsh Language: Explained in English
In Welsh versification it is a peculiar kind of consonancy, where the accented parts of one pause have echoes, corresponding sounds,or letters, in the following one. It is perfectly different from what is meant by alliteration in English verse.
William Owen Pughe, 1832
10
The Shakespeare Phrase Book
i. a. CoNSONANCY. — But then there is no consonancy in the sequel T weffth Night, ii. 5. By the consonancy of our youth, by the obligation of our ever- preserved love . Hamlet, ii. 2. Consort. — What say'st thou ? wilt thou be of our consort ?
John Bartlett, 1881

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSONANCY»

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1
Evangelical bishop "in sympathy" with same-sex partnerships
“The day is coming when Christians who equally profoundly disagree about the consonancy of same-gender love within the discipleship of ... «Ekklesia, Mar 10»
2
Surgery removes wedded woman's hidden testicles
The patient underwent successful surgery at the Shanghai Consonancy Hospital this month. The 27-year-old woman, identified only as Zhang, ... «China Daily, Nov 05»

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« EDUCALINGO. Consonancy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/consonancy>. Apr 2024 ».
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