accompaniment

[ uh-kuhm-puh-ni-muhnt, uh-kuhmp-ni- ]
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noun
  1. something incidental or added for ornament, symmetry, etc.

  2. Music. a part in a composition designed to serve as background and support for more important parts.

Origin of accompaniment

1
First recorded in 1725–35; accompany + -ment

Other words from accompaniment

  • non·ac·com·pa·ni·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for accompaniment

accompaniment

/ (əˈkʌmpənɪmənt, əˈkʌmpnɪ-) /


noun
  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

  1. music a subordinate part for an instrument, voices, or an orchestra

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