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accompaniment noun

  /əˈkʌm.pə.ni.mənt/ , /əˈkʌmp.ni.mənt/
  • (music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
  • That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
 accompagnement

accompany verb

  /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/ , /əˈkʌmp.ni/
  • (transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
  • (intransitive, music) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.
  • (transitive, music) To perform an accompanying part next to (another instrument or musician).
  • (intransitive, obsolete) To associate in a company; to keep company.
 accompagner

accompanying adjective

  /əˈkʌm.p(ə.)ni.ɪŋ/
  • Present together.
 accompagnement

accompanier noun

  /əˈkʌmp(ə)nɪə/
  • Someone or something that accompanies.
 accompagnateur
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