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1
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
- at present, the living room lacks consonance because all of the furniture is on one side
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2
a state of consistency
- in good writing there is always consonance of thought and expression, as the use of simple words for simple thoughts
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“Consonance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consonance. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of consonance was in the 15th century
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