Translate accompaniment | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of accompaniment
noun
1a musical part that supports or partners a solo instrument, voice, or group:she sang to a guitar accompaniment sonatas for piano with violin accompaniment a piece of music played to complement or as background to an activity:lush string accompaniments to romantic scenes in movies
2something that is supplementary to or complements something else, typically food:sugar snap peas make a delicious accompaniment for salmon
Phrases
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1with accompanying or background music or sound from:we filed out to the accompaniment of the organ
2with another event happening at the same time as:the dam was completed to the accompaniment of numerous scandals
