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unison definition

uni·son (yo̵̅o̅′nə sən, -zən)

noun

  1. an interval consisting of two identical musical pitches; prime
  2. complete agreement; concord; harmony

Etymology: MFr < ML unisonus, having the same sound < L unus, one + sonus, a sound

unison Idioms

in unison

  1. sounding the same note at the same time
  2. sounding together in octaves
  3. with all the voices or instruments performing the same part: said of a musical composition or passage
  4. uttering the same words, or producing the same sound, at the same time

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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