ac|com|pa|ni|ment

ac|com|pa|ni|ment
ac|com|pa|ni|ment «uh KUHM puh nih muhnt», noun.
1. anything that goes along with something else; something added: »

Cranberry sauce is a usual accompaniment to turkey. The rain was an unpleasant accompaniment to our ride.

SYNONYM(S): concomitant, appendage.
2. Music. a vocal or instrumental part that helps or enriches the main part; a subsidiary instrumental or vocal part to sustain a voice or voices or a solo instrument: »

She sang to a violin and piano accompaniment.


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