accompaniment
[ uh-kuhm-puh-ni-muhnt, uh-kuhmp-ni- ]
/ əˈkʌm pə nɪ mənt, əˈkʌmp nɪ- /
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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.
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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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