harmonic
noun/hɑːˈmɒnɪk/
/hɑːrˈmɑːnɪk/
[usually plural] (music)- a note that sounds together with the main note being played and is higher and quieter than that note
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- a high quiet note that can be played on some instruments like the violin by touching the string very lightly
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to music, musical’): via Latin from Greek harmonikos, from harmonia ‘joining, concord’, from harmos ‘joint’.
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