unison

u·ni·son

(yo͞o′nĭ-sən, -zən)

1. Music

a. Identity of pitch; the interval of a perfect prime.

b. The combination of parts at the same pitch or in octaves.

2. The action of speaking the same words simultaneously: The children greeted their teacher in unison.

3. Performance of an action at the same time: crew members rowing in unison; pigeons wheeling in unison.

4. Agreement; concord: Their expectations were in unison.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin ūnisonus, in unison, from Late Latin, monotonous : Latin ūni-, uni- + Latin sonus, sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]

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unison

(ˈjuːnɪsən; -zən)

1. (Music, other) 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 uni- + sonus sound]

uˈnisonous, uˈnisonal, uˈnisonant adj

UNISON

(ˈjuːnɪsən)

(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (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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u•ni•son

(ˈyu nə sən, -zən)

1. coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.

2. the performance of musical parts at the same pitch or at the octave.

3. a sounding together in octaves, esp. of male and female voices or of higher and lower instruments of the same class.

4. a state or process in which all members or elements behave in the same way at the same time.

Idioms:

in unison,

a. in perfect accord; in synchrony or agreement: to march in unison; My feelings are in unison with yours.

b. at the same time; all at once: students shouting answers in unison.

[1565–75; < Medieval Latin ūnisonus of a single sound = Latin ūni- uni- + sonus sound]

u•nis′o•nal, adj.

unison

all singing the same notes

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

unison - corresponding exactly; "marching in unison"

accord, agreement - harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"

unison - occurring together or simultaneously; "the two spoke in unison"

unison - (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison"

sound - the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"

music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

unison

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Translations

تَسأوق، إنْسِجاموِحْدَة النَّغَمات

jednohlassouhlas

enighedkor

uniszónó

einröddun, einhljómursamræmi

unisonas

saskaņaunisonsvienota darbība

jednohlas

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unison

[ˈjuːnɪsən] n

in unison (= at the same time) [sing, say, cry, chant] → à l'unisson, en chœur

in unison (= in harmony) [act, work] → à l'unisson

unison

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unison

[ˈjuːnɪzn] n in unison (Mus) (fig) → all'unisono

unison

(ˈjuːnisn) noun

1. an identical musical note, or series of notes, produced by several voices singing, or instruments playing, together. They sang in unison.

2. agreement. They acted in unison.