Unison (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
  2. the musical interval of a perfect prime.
  3. the performance of musical parts at the same pitch or at the octave.
  4. a sounding together in octaves, especially of male and female voices or of higher and lower instruments of the same class.
  5. a process in which all elements behave in the same way at the same time; simultaneous or synchronous parallel action: to march in unison.
Idioms
  1. in perfect accord; corresponding exactly: My feelings on the subject are in unison with yours.
noun
  1. music
    • the interval between two sounds of identical pitch
    • played or sung at the same pitch
  2. complete agreement; harmony (esp in the phrase in unison)
noun
  1. (in Britain) a trade union representing local government, health care, and other workers: formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of COHSE, NALGO, and NUPE
Unison (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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