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The definition of a concert is a live musical performance or mutual agreement.

(noun)

An example of a concert is a venue where you can listen to your favorite musician.
An example of a concert is two people agreeing on the best way to handle a difficult situation.

See concert in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to arrange or settle by mutual understanding; contrive or plan together; devise

Origin: Fr concerter < It concertare < L, to contend, contest < com-, with + certare, to contend, strive: meanings infl. by consort & L conserere, to join together

noun

mutual agreement; concord; harmony of action
musical consonance
a program of vocal or instrumental music, usually one in which a number of musicians perform together

Origin: Fr < It concerto, agreement, union < the v.

adjective

of or for concerts

See concert in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Music A performance given by one or more singers or instrumentalists or both.
a. Agreement in purpose, feeling, or action.
b. Unity achieved by mutual communication of views, ideas, and opinions: acted in concert on the issue.
c. Concerted action: “One feels between them an accumulation of gentleness and strength, a concert of energies” (Vanity Fair).