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- chime (v.)




- mid-14c., chyme, from chime (n.). Originally of metal, etc.; of voices from late 14c. To chime in originally was musical, "join harmoniously;" of conversation by 1838. Related: Chimed; chiming.
- conveniently (adv.)




- late 14c., "harmoniously," from convenient + -ly (2). Meaning "in a way that avoids difficulty" is from c. 1500.
- get along (v.)




- "agree, live harmoniously," 1875, from get (v.) + along (adv.).
- harmonious (adj.)




- 1520s, "sounding together tunefully," from Middle French harmonieux (14c.), from harmonie (see harmony). In nonmusical use from 1630s. Related: Harmoniously; harmoniousness.
- inharmonious (adj.)




- 1711, from in- (1) "not" + harmonious. Related: Inharmoniously.
- accordantly




- "Suitably, properly; harmoniously, agreeably; accordingly", Late Middle English; earliest use found in Reginald Pecock (c1392–?1459), bishop of Chichester and religious author. From accordant + -ly.