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accompaniment
[ uh-kuhm-puh-ni-muhnt, uh-kuhmp-ni- ]
noun
- something incidental or added for ornament, symmetry, etc.
- Music. a part in a composition designed to serve as background and support for more important parts.
accompaniment
/ əˈkʌmpənɪmənt; əˈkʌmpnɪ- /
noun
- something 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
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Other Words From
- nonac·compa·ni·ment noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of accompaniment1
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Example Sentences
He played it through once, singing the lyrics softly to his own guitar accompaniment.
But in Jersey City the fight goes on, with fabulous organ accompaniment.
At least one of those presentations is usually a silent film with organ accompaniment.
Like many battle raps, the Total Slaughter battle is organized into three rounds with no accompaniment.
Landays may be read, but true to their roots in oral tradition, they are frequently sung, sometimes with a drum for accompaniment.
Then, as he neared the room, a sound of music floated out to meet him— Tony was singing to his own accompaniment.
She also played his Fourteenth Rhapsody with orchestral accompaniment in most bold and dashing style.
Left on a picket boat with Birdie to board my destroyer to an accompaniment of various denominations of projectiles.
She is like a canary bird; when others begin to speak, she hurries in her remarks, in an accompaniment.
The Elves Chorus is intended for boys voices in unison, with accompaniment for mixed chorus and orchestra.
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