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Definition of accompaniment noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    accompaniment

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//əˈkʌmpənimənt//
     
     
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  1. 1[countable, uncountable] accompaniment (to something) music that is played to support singing or another instrument traditional songs with piano accompaniment
  2. 2[countable] accompaniment (to something) something that you eat, drink, or use together with something else The wine makes a good accompaniment to fish dishes.
  3. 3[countable] accompaniment (to something) (formal) something that happens at the same time as another thing High blood pressure is a common accompaniment to this disease.
    4. Idioms
      to the accompaniment of something
       
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    1. 1while a musical instrument is being played They performed to the accompaniment of guitars.
    2. 2while something else is happening She made her speech to the accompaniment of loud laughter.
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