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Consensus vs Consonance - What's the difference?

consensus | consonance |

As nouns the difference between consensus and consonance

is that consensus is a process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members while consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels as in assonance.

consensus

English

(wikipedia consensus)

Noun

(es)
  • A process of that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
  • agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.
  • Average projected value, as in the finance term consensus forecast.

    • Related terms

    * consensual * consent

    External links

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    consonance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (prosody) The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels as in assonance.
  • (chiefly, music) harmony; agreement; lack of discordance
  • * Tyndall
    • The optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance .

    Antonyms

    * dissonance * discordance

    References

    * Lakefield College School Key Literary Terms