unison

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈjunɪsən/ See IPA manual

Freq #16976

Meanings

1

noun
Complete agreement or coordinated action done together at the same time.

The dancers moved in perfect unison across the stage.
2

noun
Two or more voices or instruments at exactly the same pitch.

The choir sang the final line in unison.

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Word family

Forms unisons

Derived forms unisonalunisonanceunisonantunisonous

Related forms unification union unionization unitedness unity

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Phrases (1)

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in unison
together at the same time, especially making the same sound

Preposition + noun

Simplified etymology

Unison, recorded in English in the late Middle English period, is linked with one through the ancient root that one shares with Latin unus.

Etymology

From Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin ūnisonus (“having the same sound”), from ūni- + sonus (“sound”).

unisoun Middle English unisson Middle French ūnisonus la-med

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# unison

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈjunɪsən/
**Frequency rank:** 16976

## Meanings
1. Complete agreement or coordinated action done together at the same time.
2. Two or more voices or instruments at exactly the same pitch.

## Examples
- The dancers moved in perfect unison across the stage.
- The choir sang the final line in unison.

## Derived Forms
- unisonal
- unisonance
- unisonant
- unisonous

## Related Forms
- unification
- union
- unionization
- unitedness
- unity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: unisoun
- Root: unisson
- Root: ūnisonus

## Etymology
From Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin ūnisonus (“having the same sound”), from ūni- + sonus (“sound”).

## AI Etymology
Unison is from Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin ūnisonus (“having the same sound”), from ūni- + sonus (“sound”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean complete agreement or coordinated action done together at the same time, or two or more voices or instruments at exactly the same pitch. Related forms include unification, union, unionization, unitedness, unity. Derived formations include unisonal, unisonance, unisonant, unisonous.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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