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concerted

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/ kənˈsɜr tɪd /
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adjective

contrived or arranged by agreement; planned or devised together: a concerted effort.
done or performed together or in cooperation: a concerted attack.
Music. arranged in parts for several voices or instruments.

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RELATED WORDS

united, joint, planned, combined, prearranged, mutual, collaborative

Nearby words

concert pitch, concert tuning, concertante, concertation, concertato, concerted, concertedly, concertgebouw, concertgoer, concertina, concertina movement

Origin of concerted

1710–20; concert (v.) + -ed2
Related forms

Definition for concerted (2 of 2)

Origin of concert

1595–1605; (noun) < French < Italian concerto; see concerto; (v.) < French concerter < Italian concertare to organize, arrange by mutual agreement, perhaps parasynthetically from con with + certo certain; Latin concertāre (see concertation) is remote in sense
Related formspost·con·cert, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for concerted (1 of 2)

concerted

/ (kənˈsɜːtɪd) /

adjective

mutually contrived, planned, or arranged; combined (esp in the phrases concerted action, concerted effort)
music arranged in parts for a group of singers or players
Derived Formsconcertedly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for concerted (2 of 2)

concert

noun (ˈkɒnsɜːt, -sət)

  1. a performance of music by players or singers that does not involve theatrical stagingCompare recital (def. 1)
  2. (as modifier)a concert version of an opera
agreement in design, plan, or action
in concert
  1. acting in a co-ordinated fashion with a common purpose
  2. (of musicians, esp rock musicians) performing live

verb (kənˈsɜːt)

to arrange or contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

Word Origin for concert

C16: from French concerter to bring into agreement, from Italian concertare, from Late Latin concertāre to work together, from Latin: to dispute, debate, from certāre to contend
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

Word Origin and History for concerted

concert

n.

1660s, "agreement, accord, harmony," from French concert (16c.), from Italian concerto "concert, harmony," from concertare "bring into agreement," in Latin "to contend, contest, dispute," from com- "with" (see com-) + certare "to contend, strive," frequentative of certus, variant past participle of cernere "separate, decide" (see crisis).

Before the word entered English, meaning shifted from "to strive against" to "to strive alongside." Sense of "public musical performance" is 1680s. But Klein considers this too much of a stretch and suggests Latin concentare "to sing together" (from con- + cantare "to sing") as the source of the Italian word in the musical sense.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper