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[ uh-kuhm-puh-ni-muhnt, uh-kuhmp-ni- ] / əˈkʌm pə nɪ mənt, əˈkʌmp nɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR accompaniment ON THESAURUS.COM
nounsomething incidental or added for ornament, symmetry, etc. Music. a part in a composition designed to serve as background and support for more important parts. Origin of accompanimentFirst recorded in 1725–35; accompany + -ment OTHER WORDS FROM accompanimentnon·ac·com·pa·ni·ment, nounWords nearby accompanimentaccommodation reflex, accommodation train, accommodative, accommodative asthenopia, accommodator, accompaniment, accompanist, accompany, accompanying vein, accomplice, accomplish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for accompanimentLike many battle raps, the Total Slaughter battle is organized into three rounds with no accompaniment. America’s Poets: Battle Rap Gets Real|Rich Goldstein|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Landays may be read, but true to their roots in oral tradition, they are frequently sung, sometimes with a drum for accompaniment. Beauty and Subversion in the Secret Poems of Afghan Women|Daniel Bosch|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST A dense and stringy fruit, it needs the accompaniment of a lot of sugar and spices before it becomes particularly palatable. Yes, Some of US Really Like Pumpkin|Megan McArdle|October 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST So the adaptation of new words and accompaniment to an old air is a musical composition entitled to protection. A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown,|E. J. MacGillivray
Pleasure appears as the accompaniment of unimpaired and unimpeded function everywhere as far as our knowledge extends. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution|C. M. Williams The Little Russian listened and nodded his head in accompaniment to her words. Presently, Frenchy strolled past talking volubly to another soldier, and waving his cigarette gracefully in accompaniment. Tom Slade on a Transport|Percy Keese Fitzhugh A Theme, with variations for violin, with accompaniment, is a curious example of the great master's compositions. Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work|Stephen Samuel Stratton
British Dictionary definitions for accompaniment/ (əˈkʌmpənɪmənt, əˈkʌmpnɪ-) /
nounsomething that accompanies or is served or used with something else something inessential or subsidiary that is added, as for ornament or symmetry music a subordinate part for an instrument, voices, or an orchestra Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to accompanimentconcomitant, attribute, complement, accessory, adjunct, supplement, augmentation, attachment, appendage, attendant, appurtenance, enrichment, enhancement, backing, back, instrument, part, harmony, background |