something that accompanies or is served or used with something else a subordinate part for an instrument, voices, or an orchestra
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ac•com•pa•ni•ment /əˈkʌmpənɪmənt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Music and Dancesomething that accompanies, esp. a musical part supporting the principal part:a piano accompaniment.
ac•com•pa•ni•ment
(ə kum′pə ni mənt, ə kump′ni-),USA pronunciation n.
- something incidental or added for ornament, symmetry, etc.
- Music and Dancea part in a composition designed to serve as background and support for more important parts.
- accompany + -ment 1725–35
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'accompaniment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alberti bass
- Welsh harp
- a cappella
- acc.
- accompanist
- accompany
- along
- appanage
- appendant
- aria
- assibilate
- associate
- attendant
- back
- back up
- background
- backing
- bluegrass
- bump
- bunraku
- calypso
- cha-cha
- chaconne
- chord chart
- circumstance
- comitative
- commentary
- comp
- concerto
- connote
- continuo
- counterpoint
- dance
- elegy
- extemporaneous
- fake
- flamenco
- folk singer
- hoisin sauce
- hornpipe
- ice show
- jitterbug
- jota
- lone
- lyric
- madrigal
- merry-go-round
- minstrel
- monody
- monophony