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con·cert 
[n., adj. kon-surt, -sert; v. kuhn-surt] Pronunciation Key
[n., adj. kon-surt, -sert; v. kuhn-surt] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
—Idiom
| 1. | a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate. |
| 2. | a public performance, usually by an individual singer, instrumentalist, or the like; recital: The violinist has given concerts all over the world. |
| 3. | agreement of two or more individuals in a design or plan; combined action; accord or harmony: His plan was greeted with a concert of abuse. |
| 4. | designed or intended for concerts: concert hall. |
| 5. | performed at concerts: concert music. |
| 6. | performing or capable of performing at concerts: a concert pianist. |
| 7. | to contrive or arrange by agreement: They were able to concert a settlement of their differences. |
| 8. | to plan; devise: A program of action was concerted at the meeting. |
| 9. | to plan or act together. |
| 10. | in concert, together; jointly: to act in concert. |
[Origin: 1595–1605; (n.) < F < It concerto; see concerto; (v.) < F concerter < It concertare to organize, arrange by mutual agreement, perh. parasynthetically from con with + certo certain; L concertāre (see concertation) is remote in sense]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| con·cert
(kŏn'sûrt', -sərt) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. (kən-sûrt') con·cert·ed, con·cert·ing, con·certs v. tr.
v. intr. To act together in harmony. [French, from Italian concerto, from Old Italian, agreement, harmony, from concertare, to bring into agreement, possibly from Vulgar Latin *concertāre, to settle by argument, from Latin, to debate : con-, com- + certāre, to contend, frequentative of cernere, to separate, decide by fighting; see krei- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
concert (n.)
concert (n.)
1665, from Fr., from It. concerto "concert, harmony," from concertare "bring into agreement," in L. "to contend, contest," from com- "with" + certare "to contend, strive," freq. of certus, var. pp. of cernere "separate, decide" (see crisis). Before the word entered Eng., meaning shifted from "to strive against" to "to strive alongside." But Klein considers this too much of a stretch and suggests L. concentare "to sing together" (from con- + cantare "to sing") as the source of the It. word. Sense of "public musical performance" is 1689. Concerto was borrowed 1730 directly from It. as a musical term.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| concert | |
noun | |
| 1. | a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging |
verb | |
| 1. | contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement |
| 2. | settle by agreement; "concert one's differences" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Concert
Con*cert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concerted; p. pr. & vb. n. Concerting.] [F. concerter, It. concertare, conertare, prob. from L. consertus, p. p. of conserere to join together; con- + serere to join together, influenced by concertare to contend; con- + centare to strive; properly, to try to decide; fr. cernere to distinguish. See Series, and cf. Concern.]1. To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation. It was concerted to begin the siege in March. --Bp. Burnet. 2. To plan; to devise; to arrange. A commander had more trouble to concert his defense before the people than to plan . . . the campaign. --Burke.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Concert
Con*cert"\, v. i. To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans. The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert with Talbot. --Bp. Burnet
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Concert
Con"cert\ (k[o^]n"s[~e]rt), n. [F. concert, It. concerto, conserto, fr. concertare. See Concert, v. t.]1. Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony; simultaneous action. All these discontents, how ruinous soever, have arisen from the want of a due communication and concert. --Swift. 2. Musical accordance or harmony; concord. Let us in concert to the season sing. --Cowper. 3. A musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part. Visit by night your lady's chamber window With some sweet concert. --Shak. And boding screech owls make the concert full. --Shak. Concert pitch. See under Pitch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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