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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)
- (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.
- (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.]
- 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
- 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.
- 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.
- (by extension) Two or more voices speaking or singing the same words together.
Abbreviations
- (in music): P1
Derived terms
Translations
the state of being together, in harmony, at the same time
music: the simultaneous playing of an identical note more than once
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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧ni‧son
Noun
unison
Declension
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Romanian
Etymology
Noun
unison n (uncountable)
Declension
Swedish
Adjective
unison (not comparable)
- in unison (of song)
- unison sång
- sing-along
- unison sång
Declension
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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