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Word entry · 6 letters

unison

Best crossword clue

"Same musical pitch"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈjunɪsən/Part of speech nounSorted innosuStarts with UEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • The unison has a pitch ratio of 1:1.
  • The young principal timpanist, Timothy Genis, was superb throughout, though his sidekick timpanist sometimes lagged in the final unisons.
  • I could not behold him without emotion; when he accosted me, his well-known voice made my heart vibrate, like a musical chord, when its unison is struck.

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