accompaniment

C2+ Topic:Music Theory

US /əˈkʌmpənimənt/ UK /əˈkʌmpənimənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
something that accompanies, especially music supporting a soloist

She sang to the gentle accompaniment of a single guitar.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · something that accompanies,... backing complement addition support adjunct supplement

Word family

Related forms accompanyaccompanistcompany companion

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').

compāniō Late Latin pānis Latin

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Topics

Music Theory Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# accompaniment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈkʌmpənimənt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈkʌmpənimənt/

## Meanings
1. something that accompanies, especially music supporting a soloist

## Examples
- She sang to the gentle accompaniment of a single guitar.

## Synonyms
- backing
- complement
- addition
- support
- adjunct
- supplement

## Related Forms
- accompany
- accompanist
- company
- companion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: compāniō
- Root: pānis

## 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').

## AI Etymology
Accompaniment is 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'). Important recorded forms include compāniō (Late Latin) and pānis (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers something that accompanies, especially music supporting a soloist. The wider family includes related words such as accompany, accompanist, company, and companion.

## Topics
- Music Theory
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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