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Meaning of 'unison' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unison [ n.]
- Harmony; agreement; concord; union.
- Identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves are also said to be in unison, or in octaves.
- A single, unvaried.
- Sounding alone.
- Sounded alike in pitch; unisonant; unisonous; as, unison passages, in which two or more parts unite in coincident sound.

Meaning of 'unison' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unison [ n]
Meaning (1):
- corresponding exactly
Example in sentence:
  • marching in unison
Meaning (2):
- (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
Example in sentence:
  • singing in unison
Meaning (3):
- occurring together or simultaneously
Example in sentence:
  • the two spoke in unison

Nearby Words:

uni- uniat uniate uniaxal uniaxial uniaxially unibranchiate unicameral unicapsular unicarinated

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