harmonically

adverb

har·​mon·​i·​cal·​ly -nə̇k(ə)lē 

-nēk-, 

-li

1

obsolete : harmoniously

the same spirit harmonically works in all believers through the world

—John Flavel

2

: in respect to relations or properties bearing some resemblance to those of musical consonances

3

: in respect to harmony as distinguished from melody

feels music melodically before he feels it harmonically

—Neville Cardus

4

: in harmonic progression or division

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