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Accompaniment
Pronunciation : Ac*com"pa*ni*ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. accompagnement.]
Definition : Defn: That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry. Specifically: (Mus.)
Defn: A part performed by instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by voices; the subordinate part, or parts, accompanying the voice or a principal instrument; also, the harmony of a figured bass. P. Cyc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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