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ac·com·pa·ni·ment

 (ə-kŭm′pə-nē-mənt, ə-kŭmp′nē-)
n.
1. Music A vocal or instrumental part that supports another, often solo, part.
2. Something, such as a situation, that accompanies something else; a concomitant.
3. Something added for embellishment, completeness, or symmetry; complement.
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accompaniment

(əˈkʌmpənɪmənt; əˈkʌmpnɪ-)
n
1. something that accompanies or is served or used with something else
2. something inessential or subsidiary that is added, as for ornament or symmetry
3. (Classical Music) music a subordinate part for an instrument, voices, or an orchestra
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ac•com•pa•ni•ment

(əˈkʌm pə nɪ mənt, əˈkʌmp nɪ-)

n.
1. something incidental or added for ornament, symmetry, etc.
2. a musical part supporting and enhancing the principal part.
[1725–35]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.accompaniment - an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
concomitant, co-occurrence, attendant
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
associate - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
background - relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"
2.accompaniment - a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical partsaccompaniment - a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
musical accompaniment, backup, support
part, voice - the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"
descant, discant - a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
vamp - an improvised musical accompaniment
3.accompaniment - something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"
complement
adjunct - something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
4.accompaniment - the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect themaccompaniment - the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
escort
protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"
convoy - the act of escorting while in transit
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accompaniment

noun
1. backing music, backing, support, obbligato He sang to the musical director's piano accompaniment.
2. supplement, extra, addition, extension, companion, accessory, complement, decoration, frill, adjunct, appendage, adornment The recipe makes a good accompaniment to ice-cream.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

accompaniment

noun
1. One that accompanies another:
associate, attendant, companion, concomitant.
2. Something added to another for embellishment or completion:
complement, enhancement, enrichment.
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Translations
مُرَافَقَة، مُصَاحَبَه
segona
doprovod
akkompagnement
undirleikur
spremljava
eşlikeşlik eden

accompaniment

[əˈkʌmpənɪmənt] N (also Mus) → acompañamiento m
they marched to the accompaniment of a military band → desfilaban al compás de una banda militar
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accompaniment

[əˈkʌmpənɪmənt] n
(musical, sound) → accompagnement m
to the accompaniment of [+ cheers, shouting] → au son de
(= food, drink) → accompagnement m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

accompaniment

n → Begleitung f (also Mus); with piano accompaniment → mit Klavierbegleitung; to the accompaniment of → begleitet von
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

accompaniment

[əˈkʌmp/ənɪmənt] n (also) (Mus) → accompagnamento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

accompany

(əˈkampəni) verb
1. to go with (someone or something). He accompanied her to the door.
2. to play a musical instrument to go along with (a singer etc). He accompanied her on the piano.
acˈcompaniment noun
something that accompanies. I'll play the piano accompaniment while you sing.
acˈcompanist noun
a person who plays a musical accompaniment.
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Taken from various sources, thus not uniform, they could well have been identified by title and consistently supplied with tempo indication, scoring, and especially the details referred to in the text: the ligato marking in example 84, for instance, or the triplet marking for the accompaniment figure printed on page 280.
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