harmonization.

1. The process of making rules, practices, or systems mutually compatible.

2. The arrangement or addition of supporting chords to a melody.

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Words that belong together

• regulatory harmonization
• harmonization of standards

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Harmonization of the forms reduced duplication.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common.