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accompaniment

[uh-kuhm-puh-ni-muhnt, uh-kuhmp-ni-] / əˈkʌm pə nɪ mənt, əˈkʌmp nɪ- /


NOUN
music that supports a theme or performer in a composition
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For the accompaniment, he is less forgiving: Serve with warm steamed rice.

From The Wall Street Journal

If my friend Alison, who lives alone, makes herself a nice meal, a glass of wine seems an appropriate accompaniment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tom has reached an age when he can no longer get around the house without an accompaniment of creaks and groans and thuds.

From The Wall Street Journal

The acoustic guitar “doesn’t just provide a musical accompaniment to the social and political history of the United States,” as Mr. Stubbings says, but “is at its heart.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“I grew up in dance classes with live accompaniment,” says Barcelo.

From Los Angeles Times