concert

Definitions


[ˈkɒnsət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a musical performance given in public, typically by several performers or of several compositions
(e.g: a pop concert)

- agreement or harmony
(e.g: critics' inability to describe with any precision and concert the characteristics of literature)


Phrases:
- in concert

Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘unite’): from French concerter, from Italian concertare ‘harmonize’. The noun use, dating from the early 17th century (in the sense ‘a combination of voices or sounds’), is from French concert, from Italian concerto, from concertare


[kənˈsəːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- arrange (something) by mutual agreement or coordination
(e.g: they started meeting regularly to concert their parliamentary tactics)


Phrases:
- in concert

Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘unite’): from French concerter, from Italian concertare ‘harmonize’. The noun use, dating from the early 17th century (in the sense ‘a combination of voices or sounds’), is from French concert, from Italian concerto, from concertare




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