A Latin term meaning harmony or musical agreement, used in historical and musical contexts.
Direct from Latin concentus, a classical term combining con- (together) and canere (to sing). It entered English scholarly writing through music theory and remained largely within academic or ecclesiastical contexts.
In medieval church music, concentus was the technical term for when voices sang in harmony—it's the root of 'concert,' 'concent,' and even our word 'consensus' because they all share that idea of 'singing together' or agreement.
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