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accompanimentsomething that supplements or complements something else; musical backing

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: something that supplements or complements something else; musical backing

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈkʌmpənimənt/

Korean meaning: 동반하는 것, 반주, 부수물

Korean pronunciation: 어**컴**퍼니먼트

Example Sentences

  • His terrible singing needed a very loud piano accompaniment to hide the damage.
  • Wine is the perfect accompaniment to a romantic dinner.
  • She played the violin solo without any accompaniment, which made her mistakes very obvious.

accompaniment

NOUN

//əˈkʌmpənimənt//

something that supplements or complements something else; musical backing

accompaniment concept
💡 Concept

The pianist's gentle accompaniment lifts the young singer's voice across the recital hall.

accompaniment rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

In his apartment, each compartment fills with musical accompaniment!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈkʌmpənimənt/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈkʌmpənimənt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixac--
Rootcompany
Suffix--ment

Origin

프랑스어 'accompagnement'에서 왔으며, 'company(동반)'와 관련이 있다. 원래는 '함께 간다'는 의미에서 음악적 의미로 확장되었다.

🎵Rhyme

compartmentdepartmentapartment
compartment
department
apartment

🔗Collocations

piano accompaniment
musical accompaniment
with accompaniment
perfect accompaniment
without accompaniment

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His terrible singing needed a very loud piano accompaniment to hide the damage.

Wine is the perfect accompaniment to a romantic dinner.

😄 Fun example

She played the violin solo without any accompaniment, which made her mistakes very obvious.

The guitarist provided a beautiful accompaniment to the singer's performance.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

backingsupportcomplementsupplement

Antonyms

solounaccompanied

Related

accompanycompanioncompanyorchestraensemble

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