ACCOMPANIMENT


Meaning of ACCOMPANIMENT in English

/ əˈkʌmpənimənt; NAmE / noun accompaniment (to sth)

1.

[ C , U ] music that is played to support singing or another instrument :

traditional songs with piano accompaniment

2.

[ C ] something that you eat, drink or use together with sth else :

The wine makes a good accompaniment to fish dishes.

3.

[ C ] ( formal ) something that happens at the same time as another thing :

High blood pressure is a common accompaniment to this disease.

IDIOMS

- to the accompaniment of sth

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: from French accompagnement , from accompagner accompany.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.