accompaniment

C2+ Topic:Art & Music
US /əˈkʌmpənimənt/ UK /əˈkʌmpənimənt/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    something that accompanies, especially music supporting a soloist

    She sang to the gentle accompaniment of a single guitar.

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Synonyms
1 noun · something that accompanies,... backingcomplementadditionsupportadjunctsupplement
Word family
Related forms accompanyaccompanistcompanycompanion

Etymology

From French accompagnement, from accompagner ('to accompany'), from a- ('to') + compagne ('companion'), from Late Latin compāniō ('one who shares bread'), from com- ('with') + pānis ('bread').

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