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concert
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con·cert  (knsûrt, -srt)
n.
1. Music A performance given by one or more singers or instrumentalists or both.
2.
a. Agreement in purpose, feeling, or action.
b. Unity achieved by mutual communication of views, ideas, and opinions: acted in concert on the issue.
c. Concerted action: "One feels between them an accumulation of gentleness and strength, a concert of energies" (Vanity Fair).
v. (kn-sûrt) con·cert·ed, con·cert·ing, con·certs
v.tr.
1. To plan or arrange by mutual agreement.
2. To adjust; settle.
v.intr.
To act together in harmony.

[French, from Italian concerto, from Old Italian, agreement, harmony, from concertare, to bring into agreement, possibly from Vulgar Latin *concertre, to settle by argument, from Latin, to debate : con-, com- + certre, to contend, frequentative of cernere, to separate, decide by fighting; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

concert
Noun
1. a performance of music by players or singers in front of an audience
2. in concert
a. working together
b. (of musicians or singers) performing live [Latin com- together + certare strive]

Concert a harmony of sounds, things, or persons; a set of instruments; an agreement.
Examples: concert of angels, 1727; of terrific vociferation; of trumpets, 1674; of voices and instruments, 1732; of Europe [agreement of power on the Eastern Question]; cat’s concert [caterwauling, hence any hideous combination of sounds]; Dutch concert [in which each performer plays a different tune].
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.concertconcert - a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
dry run, rehearsal - a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"
performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"
rock concert - a performance of rock music
Verb1.concert - contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
contrive, design, plan, project - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
2.concert - settle by agreement; "concert one's differences"
square off, square up, settle, determine - settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"

concert >> in concert together, jointly, unanimously, in unison, in league, in collaboration, shoulder to shoulder, concertedly
Translations
concert [ˈkɔnsət] nconcierto

concert [ˈkɔnsət] nconcert m;
in concert → à l'unisson, en chœur; ensemble

concert [ˈkɔnsət] nKonzert nt;
in concert (Mus) → live;
(activities, actions etc) → gemeinsam

concert [ˈkɔnsət] nconcerto;
in concert → di concerto

concert
n concert [ˈkonsət]
a musical entertainment an orchestral concert. konsert كونسرت، حَفْلَه موسيقيه концерт koncert koncert das Konzert συναυλία concierto kontsert کنسرت konsertti concert קוֹנצֶרט संगीत सभा koncert hangverseny, koncert konser hljómleikar concerto 音楽会 음악회 koncertas koncerts konsert concert konsert koncert concerto concert концерт koncert koncert koncert konsert การแสดงดนตรี konser 音樂會 концерт buổi hòa nhạc
in concert
together to act in concert. gesamentlik سَويا، معًا، بالأتِّفاق مع единодушно v souladu, ve shodě i fællesskab gemeinsam από κοινού conjuntamente, de común acuerdo üheskoos با هم؛ با هماهنگی yhdessä de concert avec תֵיאוּם सामंजस्य, संगीत गोष्ठी složnost, suglasnost, sporazum vkivel egyetértésben bersama-sama sameiginlega di concerto いっせいに 일제히 kartu, bendrai kopīgi bertindak bersama-sama gezamenlijk samlet, i samråd med razem de comum acordo împre­ună сообща spolu sporazumno zajedno i samförstånd ร่วมมือกัน birlikte 一起 у згоді (спільно) موسیقی کی محفل phối hợp


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