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accompaniment

[ uh-kuhm-puh-ni-muhnt, uh-kuhmp-ni- ]

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.


accompaniment

/ əˈkʌmpnɪ-; əˈkʌmpənɪmənt /

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
  3. music a subordinate part for an instrument, voices, or an orchestra
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of accompaniment1

First recorded in 1725–35; accompany + -ment
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When handled with care and given thoughtful accompaniments, it can be the most exciting part of the meal.

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Cellist Kina Kantor, an ensemble member who shadows the action, provides musical accompaniment that lends the human comedy an indisputable gravity.

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Plus, the film’s central three-note motif stirs in the viewer a primal hope and unease, the perfect accompaniment to Toth’s journeys in America.

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And “Being Alive†from “Company,†led by Dickey with soaring vocal accompaniment, takes us into the production’s rousing final stretch.

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According to Axios, which cited Trump’s transition team, Underwood will sing “America the Beautiful†with accompaniment from the Armed Forces Chorus and the U.S.

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