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unison

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See also: UNISON

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjunɪsən/, /ˈjunɪzən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

unison (usually uncountable, plural unisons)

  1. (music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves). [from 15th c.]
    The unison has a pitch ratio of 1:1.
    • 2007 July 16, James R. Oestreich, “With Levine as Tour Guide, a Journey Through Mahler’s Third Symphony”, in New York Times:
      The young principal timpanist, Timothy Genis, was superb throughout, though his sidekick timpanist sometimes lagged in the final unisons.
  2. (music, acoustics) A sound or note having the same pitch as another, especially when used as the base note for an interval; a unison string. [from 15th c.]
  3. The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation. [from 17th c.]
    Everyone moved in unison, but the sudden change in weight distribution capsized the boat.
  4. (by extension) Two or more voices speaking or singing the same words together.

Abbreviations

  • (in music): P1

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian унисон (unison).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: u‧ni‧son

Noun

unison

  1. unison

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French unisson, from Latin unisonus.

Noun

unison n (uncountable)

  1. unison

Declension

More information singular only, indefinite ...

Swedish

Adjective

unison (not comparable)

  1. in unison (of song)
    unison sång
    sing-along

Declension

More information Indefinite, positive ...

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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