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- [noun, adjective kon-surt, -sert; verb kuh n-surt]
- /noun, adjective ˈkɒn sɜrt, -sərt; verb kənˈsɜrt/
- /ˈkɒnsət/
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- [noun, adjective kon-surt, -sert; verb kuh n-surt]
- /noun, adjective ˈkɒn sɜrt, -sərt; verb kənˈsɜrt/
Definitions of concert word
- countable noun concert A concert is a performance of music. 3
- noun concert a performance of music by players or singers that does not involve theatrical staging 3
- noun concert (as modifier) 3
- noun concert agreement in design, plan, or action 3
- verb concert to arrange or contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement 3
- verb transitive concert to arrange or settle by mutual understanding; contrive or plan together; devise 3
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Origin of concert
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; (noun) < French < Italian concerto; see concerto; (v.) < French concerter < Italian concertare to organize, arrange by mutual agreement, perhaps parasynthetically from con with + certo certain; Latin concertāre (see concertation) is remote in sense
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Parts of speech for Concert
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
concert popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
concert usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for concert
noun concert
- gig — gigabyte
- musical — of, relating to, or producing music: a musical instrument.
- recital — a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- jam session — a meeting of a group of musicians, especially jazz musicians, to play for their own enjoyment.
verb concert
- partnered — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- fall in with — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- hold down — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- interface — a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- watch over — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
adjective concert
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- orchestral — of, relating to, or resembling an orchestra.
- philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
Antonyms for concert
noun concert
- disharmony — lack of harmony; discord.
- disunity — lack of unity or accord.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
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