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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In anatomy, a kind of suture between two immovable bones which are apposed and fitted to each other by a border or narrow surface plane and smooth or nearly so, as that between opposite maxillary or palatal bones. The name is applicable both to the mode of suturing and to the suture thus made. Also called harmony.
  • noun [capitalized] In entomology, a genus of ladybirds, of the family Coccinellidæ, containing such as H. picta.
  • noun [cap.] A genus of crustaceans.

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  • proper noun The ancient Greek goddess of harmony

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From Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία

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