unison
Pronunciation: /ˈjunɪsən/
The English word “unison” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves).
- A sound or note having the same pitch as another, especially when used as the base note for an interval; a unison string.
- The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation.
- Two or more voices speaking or singing the same words together.
Etymology
From Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin ūnisonus (“having the same sound”), from ūni- + sonus (“sound”).
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