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nə noun
Idioms 1.
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
2.
the musical interval of a perfect prime.
3.
the performance of musical parts at the same pitch or at the octave.
4.
a sounding together in octaves, especially of male and female voices or of higher and lower instruments of the same class.
5.
a process in which all elements behave in the same way at the same time; simultaneous or synchronous parallel action: to march in unison.
6.
in unison, in perfect accord; corresponding exactly: My feelings on the subject are in unison with yours.
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Origin:
1565–75; < Medieval Latin ūnisonus of a single sound, equivalent to Latin ūni- uni- + sonus sound
1565–75; < Medieval Latin ūnisonus of a single sound, equivalent to Latin ūni- uni- + sonus sound
Related forms
non·u·ni·son, noun
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unison (ˈjuːnɪsən, -zən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | music |
| a. the interval between two sounds of identical pitch | |
| b. (modifier) played or sung at the same pitch: unison singing | |
| 2. | complete agreement; harmony (esp in the phrase in unison) |
| [C16: from Late Latin ūnisonus, from | |
| u'nisonous | |
| —adj | |
| u'nisonal | |
| —adj | |
| u'nisonant | |
| —adj | |
| UNISON (ˈjuːnɪsən) | |
| —n | |
| (in Britain) a trade union representing local government, health care, and other workers: formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of COHSE, NALGO, and NUPE | |
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Word Origin & History
unison
1574, from M.Fr. unisson "unison, accord of sound" (16c.), from M.L. unisonus "having one sound, sounding the same," from L.L. unisonius "in immediate sequence in the scale, monotonous," from L. uni- "one" (see one) + sonus "sound" (see sound (n.1)).
Sense of "harmonious agreement" is first attested 1650.
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