concert

[ noun, adjective kon-surt, -sert; verb kuhn-surt ]

/ noun, adjective ˈkɒn sɜrt, -sərt; verb kənˈsɜrt /

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noun

a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.

a public performance, usually by an individual singer, instrumentalist, or the like; recital: The violinist has given concerts all over the world.

agreement of two or more individuals in a design or plan; combined action; accord or harmony:His plan was greeted with a concert of abuse.

adjective

designed or intended for concerts: concert hall.

performed at concerts: concert music.

performing or capable of performing at concerts: a concert pianist.

verb (used with object)

to contrive or arrange by agreement: They were able to concert a settlement of their differences.

to plan; devise: A program of action was concerted at the meeting.

verb (used without object)

to plan or act together.

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Idioms about concert

in concert, together; jointly: to act in concert.

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 + certocertain; Latin concertāre (see concertation) is remote in sense

OTHER WORDS FROM concert

post·con·cert, adjective

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How to use concert in a sentence

That would be music to the ears of Live Nation, the concert and event behemoth that owns the likes of Ticketmaster.
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The group’s online concert in October also drew more than 100 million fans.
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They are hungry for experiences to fill at least some of the void left by closed restaurants, shuttered concert venues, canceled events, and the inability to travel.
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Ultimately, the plan is for people to get a Lead Horizon test when they buy a ticket to a concert or game, with the cost being split among the promoter, the government, and the person taking the test.
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There aren’t as many opportunities to purchase, say, concert or airline tickets.
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The only use to which he could turn this time of horrible suspense was in concerting a plan of action with his colleagues.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, No. 87, March, 1875|Various
All the night before I had sat up with Ryall, answering correspondence and concerting my defence.
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The month ends with a fine day; and I have been walking, and visiting Lewis, and concerting where to see Mr. Harley.
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The prince and the monk meanwhile conferred apart in low tones, concerting measures for present and future security.
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The Bonapartes moved from place to place, mainly with the view of concerting measures for the recovery of Corsica.
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British Dictionary definitions for concert

concert

noun (ˈkɒnsɜːt, -sət)

a performance of music by players or singers that does not involve theatrical stagingCompare recital (def. 1)
(as modifier)a concert version of an opera

agreement in design, plan, or action

in concert

acting in a co-ordinated fashion with a common purpose
(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

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