Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - unison
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~ n 1 in unison a) if people speak in unison, they say the same words at the same time ("No way!" the twins replied in unison.) b) if two groups, governments etc do something in unison they do it together because they agree with each other (Management and workers must act in unison to compete with foreign business.) 2 a way of singing or playing music in which everyone plays or sings the same tune
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1. If two or more people do something in unison, they do it together at the same time. The students gave him a rapturous welcome, chanting in unison: ‘We want the king!’... Michael and the landlady nodded in unison. PHRASE: PHR after v 2. If people or organizations act in unison, they act the same way because they agree with each other or because they want to achieve the same aims. The international community is ready to work in unison against him. PHRASE: PHR after v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin ~us having the same sound, from Latin uni- + sonus sound — more at sound Date: 15th century 1. a. identity in musical pitch; specifically the interval of a perfect prime b. the state of being so tuned or sounded c. the writing, playing, or singing of parts in a musical passage at the same pitch or in octaves 2. a harmonious agreement or union ; concord • ~ adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & adj. --n. 1 Mus. a coincidence in pitch of sounds or notes. b this regarded as an interval. 2 Mus. a combination of voices or instruments at the same pitch or at pitches differing by one or more octaves (sang in unison). 3 agreement, concord (acted in perfect unison). --adj. Mus. coinciding in pitch. Phrases and idioms unison string a string tuned in unison with another string and meant to be sounded with it. Derivatives unisonant adj. unisonous adj. Etymology: OF unison or LL unisonus (as UNI-, sonus SOUND(1)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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эк. тр., брит. УНИСОН* (крупнейший профсоюз государственных служащих и социальных работников; образовался в 1993 г. при слиянии Aссоциации служащих государственных учреждений и органов местного самоуправления, Национального союза государственных служащих и Конфедерации работников здравоохранения) See: National and Local Government Officers' Association, National Union of Public Employees, Confederation of Health Service Employees ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. муз. унисон to sing in unison —- петь в унисон 2. согласие, гармония they acted in perfect unison —- они действовали в полном согласии his opinions are not in unison with those of the majority of men —- его взгляды расходятся со взглядами большинства ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) mus. унисон; to sing in unison - петь в унисон 2) согласие; to act in unison - действовать в согласии ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1410, from M.Fr. unisson "unison, accord of sound," from M.L. unisonus "having one sound, sounding the same," from L.L. unisonius "in immediate sequence in the scale, monotonous," from L. uni- "one" + sonus "sound." Sense of "harmonious agreement" is first attested 1650. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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