accompaniment
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
- (countable, uncountable) That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
Synonyms
musical accompaniment
indispensable part
Japanese orchestra
acc
Translations
accompagnement
acompañamiento
accompagnamento
acompanhamento
acompanyament
accompagnement
συνοδεία
Musikbegleitung ακολουθίαFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ə.ˈkʌm.pə.ni.mənt/
Etymology
From French accompagnement; equivalent to accompany + -ment. First attested in 1744.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "accompaniment" and many other words and sentences in English.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
