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unison
[ yoo-nuh-suhn, -zuhn ]
noun
- coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- the musical interval of a perfect prime.
- the performance of musical parts at the same pitch or at the octave.
- a sounding together in octaves, especially of male and female voices or of higher and lower instruments of the same class.
- a process in which all elements behave in the same way at the same time; simultaneous or synchronous parallel action:
to march in unison.
UNISON
1/ ˈːɪə /
noun
- (in Britain) a trade union representing local government, health care, and other workers: formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of COHSE, NALGO, and NUPE
unison
2/ -zən; ˈːɪə /
noun
- music
- the interval between two sounds of identical pitch
- modifier played or sung at the same pitch
unison singing
- complete agreement; harmony (esp in the phrase in unison )
Derived Forms
- ˈԾDzԴdzܲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·n·Dz noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of unison1
Idioms and Phrases
- in unison, in perfect accord; corresponding exactly:
My feelings on the subject are in unison with yours.
Example Sentences
“The country was in unison then that we needed to tackle these problems.”
But not in unison, not in strict synchronization.
Protesters, including Granada Hills resident Kasia Sparks, waved handmade signs objecting to the debris disposal plan and shouted in unison, “No Toxic Dump!”
In the media room at the city of Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center in downtown Los Angeles, phones of elected officials, staffers and a handful of reporters screeched in unison.
“Be the best,” the star safety’s teammates respond in unison.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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