unison

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun corresponding exactly
  2. noun occurring together or simultaneously
  3. noun (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves

Etymology

From Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin ūnisonus (“having the same sound”), from ūni- + sonus (“sound”).

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