Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Identity of pitch; the interval of a perfect prime.
- noun The combination of parts at the same pitch or in octaves.
- noun The action of speaking the same words simultaneously.
- noun Performance of an action at the same time.
- noun Agreement; concord.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Sounding alone; unisonous.
- In music, sounded simultaneously; specifically, noting two or more voice-parts that are coincident in pitch, or a passage or effect thus produced.
- noun In music: The interval, melodic or harmonic, between any tone and a tone of exactly the same pitch; a perfect prime, acoustically represented by the ratio 1:1. The term is also used as a synonym of prime (as, an augmented unison), though this is objectionable.
- noun The interval of the octave, especially when occurring between male and female voices, or between higher and lower instruments of the same class.
- noun The state of sounding at the same pitch—that is, of being at the interval of a unison.
- noun A single unvaried tone; a monotone. Same as
unison string . - noun Accordance; agreement; harmony; concord.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Harmony; agreement; concord; union.
- noun (Mus.) Identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves are also said to be in
unison , or in octaves. - noun rare A single, unvaried.
- noun in agreement; agreeing in tone; in concord.
- adjective obsolete Sounding alone.
- adjective (Mus.) Sounded alike in pitch; unisonant; unisonous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being together, in
harmony , at the same time, as one,synchronized . - noun music The
simultaneous playing of an identical note more than once.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun corresponding exactly
- noun (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
- noun occurring together or simultaneously
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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January 27th, 2007 at 5: 11 am PST leaving a smug nest of do-gooders behind to fix all of our problems by complaining about them in unison typical right-wing rant. this blog’s author attacks companies all the time for all sorts of stuff, but gosh forbid somebody else do it, then it’s a just ‘a smug nest of do-gooders‘ trying to ‘fix all of our problems by complaining about them in unison‘.
Do The Smug Thing Michael Arrington 2005
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But the extended prayer in unison is a metallic Procrusteanism, which absolutely defies the rationale of the whole business, which is the communication of meaning.
Leap Year -- Day John 2008
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Margie and Gillam said in unison from the back seat "Lang --" but Ginny turned swiftly and began explaining in a low voice that "Pardon my French" was Texas for "Point taken and appreciated."
MORE FROM GINNY BATES: AT THE BEACH IN 1994 Maggie Jochild 2007
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#373 patrick5-the thought of their drool hitting their keyboards in unison is rather an entertaining one.
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#373 patrick5-the thought of their drool hitting their keyboards in unison is rather an entertaining one.
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#373 patrick5-the thought of their drool hitting their keyboards in unison is rather an entertaining one.
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But unlike a regular dimmer the Leviton was able to dim all the bulbs in unison in a light fixture with multiple bulbs and when dimming rooms where multiple lights are controlled by one switch.
Today's bright ideas win 'Lighting for Tomorrow' contest 2010
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Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed guests to the new "friendship garden," greeting a crowd of children that responded, in unison, with a pitch-perfect "ohayo gozaimasu," or good morning.
Great Falls Elementary's Japanese garden preserves threatened tie to culture Kevin Sieff 2010
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Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed guests to the new "friendship garden," greeting a crowd of children that responded, in unison, with a pitch-perfect "ohayo gozaimasu," or good morning.
Great Falls Elementary's Japanese garden preserves threatened tie to culture Kevin Sieff 2010
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Just before coming back on air from the commercial, the crew counted down in unison:
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