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harmonist
1[ hahr-muh-nist ]
Harmonist
2[ hahr-muh-nist ]
noun
- a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.
harmonist
/ ˈhɑːmənɪst /
noun
- a person skilled in the art and techniques of harmony
- a person who combines and collates parallel narratives
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Derived Forms
- ˌharmoˈnistic, adjective
- ˌharmoˈnistically, adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of harmonist1
Origin of harmonist2
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Example Sentences
Herr Harmonist might have beaten me, but as it was a very hot day, I proposed playing under a tree in the hotel-garden.
I will therefore trace the Harmonist Society from its outset in Germany to this place.
There are few if any of Weber's melodies which are notable for creative power, and as a harmonist he was lamentably weak.
As is shown by the two or three vocal works of his that I have seen, Gleason is less successful as a melodist than as a harmonist.
While writing, I hear good music by well-trained voices, with the Harmonist accompaniment.
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