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har·mo·nist | \ ˈhär-mə-nist 
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\ plural -s
Definition of harmonist
1a : a member of a school of theorists in ancient Greece who intensively investigated the mathematical basis for musical pitch relations
b archaic : a person who composes or performs music
c : a composer who emphasizes harmony above other musical elements
d : a musician skilled in performing or improvising harmony
e : a collection of songs or hymns
a religious songbook titled The Devotional Harmonist
2 : one who shows the agreement or harmony of corresponding passages of different literary works (as the Gospels)
editorial harmonists of the Pentateuch — Interpreter's Bible
3 : harmonizer
4 usually capitalized
[Harmony, community in Pennsylvania + English -ist] : harmonite
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