un accompanied

un·ac·com·pa·nied

[uhn-uh-kuhm-puh-need]
adjective
1.
not accompanied; alone: The shipment arrived unaccompanied by an invoice.
2.
Music. without an accompaniment: a sonata for unaccompanied violin.

Origin:
1535–45; un-1 + accompanied


1. solitary, lone, unattended.
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unaccompanied (ˌʌnəˈkʌmpənɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not accompanied
2.  music
 a.  (of an instrument) playing alone
 b.  (of music for a group of singers) without instrumental accompaniment

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unaccompanied
1545, "not in the company of others," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of accompany. Musical sense is first recorded 1818.
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