adj. Music Of, relating to, or involving tones that are identical in pitch but are written differently according to the key in which they occur, as C sharp and D flat, for example. [Late Latin enharmonicus, from Greek enarmonios : en-, in; see EN-2 + harmoniā, harmony; see HARMONY.] en′har·moni·cal·ly adv. |
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