ACCOMPANIMENT


Meaning of ACCOMPANIMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əkʌmpnɪmənt ]

( accompaniments)

1.

The accompaniment to a song or tune is the music that is played at the same time as it and forms a background to it.

He sang ‘My Funny Valentine’ to a piano accompaniment.

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2.

An accompaniment is something which goes with another thing.

This recipe makes a good accompaniment to ice-cream.

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If one thing happens to the accompaniment of another, they happen at the same time.

The team came out to the accompaniment of fireworks.

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