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harmonia¹

  • /hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.ə/ UK
  • /hɑɹˈmoʊ̯.ni.ə/ Canada, US
  • /hɐːˈmɐʉ̯.niː.ə/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /hɐːˈməʉ̯.niː.ə/ Australia, New Zealand, also
  • /haɹˈmo.ni.ə/ Scotland
  • /haɹˈmo.ni.ʌ/ Scotland

Rhymes with -əʊniə

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔ρμονῐ́ᾱ (hărmonĭ́ā). Doublet of harmony.

noun harmonias · harmoniai

  1. A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns. […]concerning the ancient Greek harmoniai, or modes, in the diatonic genus.[…]degree signify the harmonia in which it appears and what degree it represents; for instance, “D-2” means that this ratio—11/10—is the second degree (ascending) in the Dorian harmonia.
  2. The soul regarded as a harmonious blend of the parts of the physical body. Socrates argued against the idea of the soul being a harmonia.

Harmonia²

  • /hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.ə/ UK
  • /hɑɹˈmoʊ̯.ni.ə/ Canada, US
  • /hɐːˈmɐʉ̯.niː.ə/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /hɐːˈməʉ̯.niː.ə/ Australia, New Zealand, also
  • /haɹˈmo.ni.ə/ Scotland
  • /haɹˈmo.ni.ʌ/ Scotland

Sounds like harmonia · Rhymes with -əʊniə

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̔ρμονῐ́ᾱ (Hărmonĭ́ā).

proper noun

  1. Greek The goddess of harmony and concord, and the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite. Her Roman counterpart is Concordia.
  2. 40 Harmonia, a main belt asteroid.

    Similar: w:40 Harmonia, ㊵

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name goddess

中文哈耳摩尼亞 /哈耳摩尼亚 Hā'ěrmóníyà, Hā'ěrmóníyǎ

name asteroid

中文諧神星 /谐神星 Xiéshénxīng

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"harmonia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/harmonia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

harmonia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/harmonia

Chicago

"harmonia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/harmonia.

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@misc{harmonia_2026,
  title = {harmonia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harmonia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}