Accompaniment: meaning, definitions and examples
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accompaniment
[ ษหkสmpษnษชmษnt ]
music
A musical part that supports or accompanies the main melody or solo instrument.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The piano played a beautiful accompaniment to the singer's voice.
- The violin provided a soft accompaniment to the orchestra.
social
Something that supplements or complements something else.
Synonyms
addition, complement, supplement
Examples of usage
- The wine was a perfect accompaniment to the meal.
- The salad served as a refreshing accompaniment to the main course.
Translations
Translations of the word "accompaniment" in other languages:
๐ต๐น acompanhamento
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเคเคเคคเคฟ
๐ฉ๐ช Begleitung
๐ฎ๐ฉ pengiring
๐บ๐ฆ ััะฟัะพะฒัะด
๐ต๐ฑ akompaniament
๐ฏ๐ต ไผดๅฅ (ใฐใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท accompagnement
๐ช๐ธ acompaรฑamiento
๐น๐ท eลlik
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฐ์ฃผ (banju)
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุฑุงููุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ doprovod
๐ธ๐ฐ sprievod
๐จ๐ณ ไผดๅฅ (bร nzรฒu)
๐ธ๐ฎ spremljava
๐ฎ๐ธ fylgd
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะปะตัั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ mรผลayiษt
๐ฒ๐ฝ acompaรฑamiento
Word origin
The word 'accompaniment' originated from the Latin word 'accompanied', which means 'together with'. The term was first used in the 18th century in the context of music to refer to the supporting musical parts that accompany a main melody or solo. Over time, the usage of 'accompaniment' expanded to include social contexts, referring to anything that complements or supplements something else.
See also: accompanied, accompany, accompanying, unaccompanied.