unison
unison Lexical Profile
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• noun
Simultaneous performance of action or utterance of speech.
"The students answered the teacher's question in unison."
A state of complete agreement, harmony, or accord among people or groups.
"The two departments worked in complete unison to finish the project ahead of schedule."
In music, the coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, or instruments, or the interval of a perfect prime (and loosely, an octave).
"The flutes and violins played the main melody in unison throughout the opening movement."
• adjective
Performed or sounded at the same pitch or in octaves by all voices or instruments together.
"The choir began the hymn with a powerful unison passage before splitting into four-part harmony."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century via Middle French from Late Latin 'unisonus', meaning 'having a single sound', combined from Latin 'unus' (one) and 'sonus' (sound).