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Accompaniment

//əˈkʌm.pə.ni.mənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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

    "Brooks performed a saxophone solo on stage, with Robert as accompaniment on the bass."

  2. 2
    the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them wordnet
  3. 3
    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. countable, uncountable

    "A side salad is a common accompaniment to a main dish."

  4. 4
    something added to complete or embellish or make perfect wordnet
  5. 5
    a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts wordnet
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  1. 6
    an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another wordnet

Etymology

From French accompagnement; equivalent to accompany + -ment. First attested in 1744.

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