Transcription
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- [yoo-nuh-suh n, -zuh n]
- /ˈyu nə sən, -zən/
- /ˈjuː.nɪ.sən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoo-nuh-suh n, -zuh n]
- /ˈyu nə sən, -zən/
Definitions of unison word
- noun unison coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc. 1
- noun unison the musical interval of a perfect prime. 1
- noun unison the performance of musical parts at the same pitch or at the octave. 1
- noun unison a sounding together in octaves, especially of male and female voices or of higher and lower instruments of the same class. 1
- noun unison a process in which all elements behave in the same way at the same time; simultaneous or synchronous parallel action: to march in unison. 1
- idioms unison in unison, in perfect accord; corresponding exactly: My feelings on the subject are in unison with yours. 1
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Origin of unison
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; < Medieval Latin ūnisonus of a single sound, equivalent to Latin ūni- uni- + sonus sound
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Parts of speech for Unison
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unison popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unison
noun unison
- accordance — conformity; agreement; accord (esp in the phrase in accordance with)
- agglutination — the act or process of agglutinating
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- assonance — the use of the same vowel sound with different consonants or the same consonant with different vowels in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line of verse. Examples are time and light or mystery and mastery
- attunement — an attuning or act of making harmonious
Antonyms for unison
noun unison
- bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
- dismemberment — to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb: The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them.
- divider — a person or thing that divides.
- dividers — a person or thing that divides.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
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