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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024u•ni•son /ˈyunəsən, -zən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Music and Dancethe state of two or more musical tones, voices, etc., being at the same pitch or note.
Idioms- Idioms in unison:
- in perfect agreement or accord:My feelings are in unison with yours.
- at the same time and in the same way:to march in unison.
See -uni-, -son-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024u•ni•son (yo̅o̅′nə sən, -zən),USA pronunciation n. - Music and Dancecoincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- Music and Dancethe musical interval of a perfect prime.
- Music and Dancethe performance of musical parts at the same pitch or at the octave.
- Music and Dancea sounding together in octaves, esp. of male and female voices or of higher and lower instruments of the same class.
- a process in which all elements behave in the same way at the same time;
simultaneous or synchronous parallel action:to march in unison. - in unison, in perfect accord;
corresponding exactly:My feelings on the subject are in unison with yours.
- Medieval Latin ūnisonus of a single sound, equivalent. to Latin ūni- uni- + sonus sound
- 1565–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unison /ˈjuːnɪsən -zən/ n - the interval between two sounds of identical pitch
- (modifier) played or sung at the same pitch: unison singing
- complete agreement; harmony (esp in the phrase in unison)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin ūnisonus, from uni- + sonus sounduˈnisonous, uˈnisonal, uˈnisonant adj |