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Unison

//ˈjunɪsən// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A public-sector trade union in the United Kingdom. British
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of UNISON (“British trade union for public-sector workers”). alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves). uncountable, usually

    "The unison has a pitch ratio of 1:1."

  2. 2
    (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves wordnet
  3. 3
    A sound or note having the same pitch as another, especially when used as the base note for an interval; a unison string. uncountable, usually

    "I could not behold him without emotion; when he accosted me, his well-known voice made my heart vibrate, like a musical chord, when its unison is struck."

  4. 4
    occurring together or simultaneously wordnet
  5. 5
    The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation. uncountable, usually

    "Everyone moved in unison, but the sudden change in weight distribution capsized the boat."

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  1. 6
    corresponding exactly wordnet
  2. 7
    Two or more voices speaking or singing the same words together. broadly, uncountable, usually

Etymology

Etymology 1

Since 1993. Created as a play on unison, as the united workers act in unison.

Etymology 2

From Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin ūnisonus (“having the same sound”), from ūni- + sonus (“sound”).

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