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UNISON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
Example:
singing in unison
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unison" is a kind of...):
sound (the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Occurring together or simultaneously
Example:
the two spoke in unison
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unison" is a kind of...):
co-occurrence; coincidence; concurrence; conjunction (the temporal property of two things happening at the same time)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Corresponding exactly
Example:
marching in unison
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("unison" is a kind of...):
accord; agreement (harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters)
