I. ˈkän(t)-sərt, ˈkän-ˌsərt noun
Etymology: French, from Italian concerto, from concertare
Date: 1571
1. : agreement in design or plan : union formed by mutual communication of opinion and views
2. obsolete : musical harmony : concord
3. : a public performance (as of music or dancing)
• concert adjective
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- in concert
II. kən-ˈsərt verb
Etymology: Middle French concerter, from Old Italian concertare, perhaps from com- + certo certain, decided, from Latin certus — more at certain
Date: 1652
transitive verb
1. : to make a plan for
concert measures for aiding the poor
2. : to settle or adjust by conferring and reaching an agreement
concert ed their differences
intransitive verb
: to act in harmony or conjunction