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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Word Origin & History

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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Example sentences
Unaccompanied minors and active military members generally do not pay baggage
  fees, either.
The city is full of spies and informers who have on occasions detained
  reporters who have been spotted unaccompanied.
In your judgment virtue requires no reward, and is to be sought for itself,
  unaccompanied by external benefits.
To my surprise now, he was unaccompanied in the airplane.
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