accompaniments

[uh-kuhm-puh-ni-muhnt, uh-kuhmp-ni-] Origin

ac·com·pa·ni·ment

[uh-kuhm-puh-ni-muhnt, uh-kuhmp-ni-]
noun
1.
something incidental or added for ornament, symmetry, etc.
2.
Music. a part in a composition designed to serve as background and support for more important parts.

Origin:
1725–35; accompany + -ment

non·ac·com·pa·ni·ment, noun
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Accompaniments is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

accompaniment
1744, from Fr. accompagnement (13c.), from accompagner (see accompany). Musical sense is earliest. First record of accompanist "performer who takes the accompanying part in music" is from 1833.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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