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Accompaniment

/ə.ˈkʌm.pə.ni.mənt/

A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.

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📖 Definitions of "Accompaniment"

noun

1
A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
2
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.

🔄 Synonyms of "Accompaniment"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
supportnoun	(transitive) To help keep from falling.
concomitantnoun	Accompanying; conjoining; attending; concurrent.
escortnoun	An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
co-occurrencenoun	(uncountable) The fact of a thing occurring simultaneously with something else; correlation.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Accompaniment"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
concomitantnoun	Something happening or existing at the same time.
co-occurrencenoun	(uncountable) The fact of a thing occurring simultaneously with something else; correlation.
escortnoun	An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
supportnoun	(sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
transmittalnoun	The act of transmitting a message; a transmission.
adjunctnoun	An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
coachingnoun	The process by which someone is coached or tutored; instruction.
add-onnoun	(computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.
mentoringnoun	An arrangement by which one person mentors another.
guidancenoun	Advice or counselling on some topic.
accompanyingnoun	That which accompanies; accompaniment.
supplementnoun	Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
accompanyverb	(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
counsellingnoun	(UK) Alternative spelling of counseling. [Assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties.]
complementnoun	The totality, the full amount or number which completes something.
add-innoun	(computing) A plug-in.
companionshipnoun	The state of having or being a companion.
companionnoun	A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies
snap-innoun	(computing, Microsoft Windows) A plug-in.
back-upnoun	Alternative form of backup. [A reserve or substitute.]