Accompaniment

n.

1.

(Mus.) 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.

Noun	1.	accompaniment - an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another Synonyms: co-occurrence, concomitant
	2.	accompaniment - a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts Synonyms: musical accompaniment, backup, support
	3.	accompaniment - the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them Synonyms: escort

accession, accessory, accordance, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adjunct, adjuvant, agreement, alliance, alto, annex, annexation, appanage, appendage, appendant, appurtenance, appurtenant, association, attachment, augment, augmentation, baritone, bass, basso continuo, basso ostinato, bassus, cahoots, canto, cantus, cantus figuratus, cantus planus, co-working, coaction, coda, coetaneity, coetaneousness, coevalneity, coevalness, coexistence, coincidence, collaboration, collectivity, collusion, combination, combined effort, complement, concert, concerted action, concomitance, concomitant, concordance, concourse, concurrence, confluence, conjunction, consilience, conspiracy, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, continuation, continuo, contralto, cooperation, corollary, correspondence, descant, drone, extension, extrapolation, figured bass, fixture, ground bass, increase, increment, isochronism, junction, line, offshoot, parasitism, part, pendant, plain chant, plain song, prick song, reinforcement, saprophytism, side effect, side issue, simultaneity, soprano, supplement, symbiosis, synchronism, synchronization, synergy, tailpiece, tenor, thorough bass, treble, undergirding, undersong, union, unison, united action, voice, voice part

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