unison
noun/ˈjuːnɪsn/
/ˈjuːnɪsn/
Word Originlate Middle English (originally as a musical term): from Old French, or from late Latin unisonus, from Latin uni- ‘one’ + sonus ‘sound’.
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See unison in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryin unison (with somebody/something)
- if people do or say something in unison, they all do it at the same time
- They moved in perfect unison.
- if people or organizations are working in unison, they are working together, because they agree with each other
- If the Security Council members act in unison, they may prevent an outbreak of war in the region.
- (music) if singers or musicians sing or play in unison, they sing or play notes at the same pitch or at one or more octaves apart
- The oboe was in unison with the clarinet.
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