Unisonous

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Being in unison; unisonant. not-comparable

    "Hitherto all the singing in the American churches had been unisonous, the melody only having been sung; but in 1720 a book of tunes in threo parts, "Cantus," "Medius" and "Basus," was published by Rev. Thomas Walter."

Example

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"Hitherto all the singing in the American churches had been unisonous, the melody only having been sung; but in 1720 a book of tunes in threo parts, "Cantus," "Medius" and "Basus," was published by Rev. Thomas Walter."

Etymology

From unison + -ous.

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