unison

u·ni·son  (yn-sn, -zn)

n.

1. Music

a. Identity of pitch; the interval of a perfect prime.

b. The combination of parts at the same pitch or in octaves.

2. The act or an instance of speaking the same words simultaneously by two or more speakers.

3. An instance of agreement; concord.

Idiom:

in unison

1. In complete agreement; harmonizing exactly.

2. At the same time; at once.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin nisonus, in unison, from Late Latin, monotonous : Latin ni-, uni- + Latin sonus, sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]

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unison [ˈjuːnɪs^ən -z^ən]

n

1. (Music, other) Music

a.  the interval between two sounds of identical pitch

b.  (modifier) played or sung at the same pitch unison singing

2. complete agreement; harmony (esp in the phrase in unison)

[from Late Latin ūnisonus, from uni- + sonus sound]

unisonous , unisonal, unisonant adj

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UNISON [ˈjuːnɪs^ən]

n

(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (in Britain) a trade union representing local government, health care, and other workers: formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of COHSE, NALGO, and NUPE

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	unison - corresponding exactly; "marching in unison" accord, agreement - harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"
	2.	unison - occurring together or simultaneously; "the two spoke in unison" conjunction, co-occurrence, coincidence, concurrence - the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"
	3.	unison - (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison" sound - the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

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unison

noun

in unison

1. simultaneously, at the same time, as one, in concert, all at once, at the same moment, at one and the same time Michael and the landlady nodded in unison.

2. together, unanimously, in agreement, in harmony, in accord, cooperatively, unitedly The international community is ready to act in unison against him.

Translations

unison [ˈjuːnɪzn] N → armonía f (Mus) → unisonancia f
in unison (Mus) → al unísono
to sing in unison → cantar al unísono
to act in unison with sb → obrar al unísono con algn
"yes," they said in unison → -sí -dijeron al unísono

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unison [ˈjuːnɪsən] n

in unison (= at the same time) [sing, say, cry, chant] → à l'unisson, en chœur

in unison (= in harmony) [act, work] → à l'unisson

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unison

n (Mus) → Gleichklang m, → Einklang m (also fig); in unison → unisono (geh), → einstimmig; unison singing → einstimmiger Gesang; to be in unison (with something) → übereinstimmen (mit etw); to act in unison with somebody (fig) → in Übereinstimmung mit jdm handeln

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unison [ˈjuːnɪzn] n in unison (Mus) (fig) → all'unisono

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unison

n unison [ˈjuːnisn]

1 an identical musical note, or series of notes, produced by several voices singing, or instruments playing, together They sang in unison. sáám وِحْدَة النَّغَمات съзвучие jednohlas kor der Einklang μουσική αρμονία unísono unisoon قطعۀ تک آوا yksiäänisesti unisson בְּתֵיאוּם एकसुर jednoglasje uniszónó einröddun, einhljómur unisono 斉唱 동일음 unisonas unisons serentak unisono enstemmig sang/klang unisono uníssono unison унисон jednohlas enoglasje sazvučje samklang, harmoni, unisont เสียงเดียวกัน ahenk, birlik 齊唱 унісон اتحاد، ہم آہنگي hợp xướng 齐唱

2 agreement They acted in unison. eenparig تَسأوق، إنْسِجام съгласие souhlas enighed der Einklang σύμπνοια, ομοφωνία, συμφωνία (al) unísono kooskõla توافق کامل sopusoinnussa (à l')unisson בּוֹ זְמַנִית एकस्वर suglasje egyetértés samræmi (all')unisono 一致 일치, 조화 sutarimas saskaņa; vienota darbība dlm keadaan harmoni eendracht enighet, harmoni zgoda de comum acordo înţelegere согласие súhlas soglasnost saglasnost enighet, samförstånd ความสอดคล้อง anlaşma 一致 згода, злагодженість اتفاق رائے nhất trí 一致