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unison
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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.

[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.]

unison
Noun
1. in unison at the same time as another person or other people: smiling and nodding in unison
2. (usually preceded by in)complete agreement: to act in unison
3. Music a style, technique, or passage in which all the performers sing or play the same notes at the same time [Latin unus one + sonus sound]

UNISON
Noun
a British trade union consisting mainly of council and hospital workers
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.unisonunison - corresponding exactly; "marching in unison"
accord, agreement - harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"
2.unisonunison - 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.unisonunison - (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
Translations
Unison [ˈjuːnɪsn] n (trade union) → gran sindicato de funcionarios
unison [ˈjuːnɪsn] n in unison → en armonía

Unison [ˈjuːnɪsn] n (= trade union) → grand syndicat des services publics en Grande-Bretagne
unison [ˈjuːnɪsn] n in unison → à l'unisson, en chœur

UNISON [ˈjuːnɪsn] nGewerkschaft der Angestellten im öffentlichen Dienst
unison [ˈjuːnɪsn] n in unison (say, sing) → einstimmig;
(act) → in Übereinstimmung

Unison [ˈjuːnɪsn] n (trade union) → sindacato generale dei funzionari
unison [ˈjuːnɪsn] n in unison → all'unisono

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 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 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


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