concert

A1 Topic:Art & Music

US /ˈkɑnsɚt/ UK /ˈkɒnsət/ See IPA manual

Freq #2916

Meanings

1

noun
a public performance of music

I'm going to a rock concert on Friday.
2

noun
agreement and cooperation between people working together

The nations acted in concert to fight the disease.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a public performance of music gig

Word family

Forms concerts

Derived forms concert-goerconcertfulconcertgoerconcertgoingconcertionconcertistconcertizeconcertlessconcertlikeconcertmasterconcertmeisterconcertmistress

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Simplified etymology

Concert entered English in the late 16th century from a mixture of French and Italian sources. Its history is closely entangled with consort: both conveyed an idea of people acting together, and their spellings were formerly often confused. The specifically musical sense of concert developed in the 17th century.

Etymology

Borrowed from French concert, from Italian concerto, deverbal from concertare. Doublet of concerto.

concerto Italian

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Topics

Art & Music

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# concert

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑnsɚt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒnsət/
**Frequency rank:** 2916

## Meanings
1. a public performance of music
2. agreement and cooperation between people working together

## Examples
- I'm going to a rock concert on Friday.
- The nations acted in concert to fight the disease.

## Derived Forms
- concert-goer
- concertful
- concertgoer
- concertgoing
- concertion
- concertist
- concertize
- concertless
- concertlike
- concertmaster
- concertmeister
- concertmistress

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concerto

## Etymology
Borrowed from French concert, from Italian concerto, deverbal from concertare. Doublet of concerto.

## AI Etymology
concert is a verb and noun. It was borrowed from French concert, from Italian concerto, deverbal from concertare. Doublet of concerto. Historical forms in the chain include concerto (Italian). Current senses include a public performance of music and agreement and cooperation between people working together. Derived forms include concert-goer, concertful, concertgoer, concertgoing, and concertion.

## Topics
- Art & Music

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