Definition of "consonance" [con•so•nance]

• Agreement; harmony; accord. (noun)
• Close correspondence of sounds. (noun)
• The repetition of consonants or of a consonant pattern, especially at the ends of words, as in blank and think or strong and string. (noun)
• Music A simultaneous combination of sounds not requiring resolution to another combination of sounds for finality of effect and conventionally regarded as harmonious or pleasing. (noun)

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• "We will review the order carefully and issue appropriate guidance to ensure that we continue to act in consonance with the law and with policy direction."
• "Perhaps because it was in consonance with Nazi doctrine and "efficiency" promulgated by the German High Command such as was reflected in a message received by Adolf Diekmann, the commander of the Nazi troops that committed the Oradour atrocities, on the eve of that massacre:"
• "So the "key aspirations" of egalitarian liberals and social conservatives are "broadly in consonance" with ruining the lives of poor immigrants in order to cut native-born yuppies down to size?"