Unisonous
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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
More examples"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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