accompanimentnoun
uk/əˈkʌm.pən.ɪ.mənt/us/əˈkʌm.pən.ɪ.mənt/accompaniment noun (MUSIC)
[ C or U ] music that is played with someone who is singing or playing the main tune:
a song with piano accompaniment
humorous We worked to the accompaniment of (= while hearing the sound of) Mr French's drill.
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Playing music
- accompany
- busk
- chop
- conduct
- fiddle
- fingering
- improvisation
- interpreter
- jam
- music
- music-making
- perform
- serenade
- sight-read
- strike
- strum
- swell
- tap sth out
- tickle the ivories idiom
- tune
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accompaniment noun (FOOD AND DRINK)
[ C ] something that you eat or drink with something else:
A dry champagne makes the ideal accompaniment for/to this dish.
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Meals & parts of meals
- afternoon tea
- afters
- amuse-bouche
- antipasto
- appetizer
- dinner party
- dinner time
- elevenses
- English breakfast
- feast
- picnic
- plate meal
- ploughman's lunch
- postprandial
- pot luck
- smorgasbord
- teatime
- tiffin
- TV dinner
- working lunch/breakfast
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