ACCOMPANIMENT


Meaning of ACCOMPANIMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈkəm-pə-nē-mənt, -ˈkəmp-nē- ]

noun

Date: 1697

1. : an instrumental or vocal part designed to support or complement a melody

2.

a. : an addition (as an ornament) intended to give completeness or symmetry : complement

b. : an accompanying situation or occurrence : concomitant

• ac·com·pa·ni·ment·al -ˌkəm-pə-nē-ˈmen-t ə l, -ˌkəmp-nē- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.