accompaniment | | |
n. (event) | 1. accompaniment, attendant, co-occurrence, concomitant | an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another. |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ associate | any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another.; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate" |
| ~ background | relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation.; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background" |
n. (communication) | 2. accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment, support | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts. |
| ~ part, voice | the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music.; "he tried to sing the tenor part" |
| ~ descant, discant | a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody. |
| ~ vamp | an improvised musical accompaniment. |
n. (attribute) | 3. accompaniment, complement | something added to complete or embellish or make perfect.; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish" |
| ~ adjunct | something added to another thing but not an essential part of it. |
n. (act) | 4. accompaniment, escort | the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them. |
| ~ protection | the activity of protecting someone or something.; "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
| ~ convoy | the act of escorting while in transit. |
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