English word accompaniment comes from English pyramid, English accompany
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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pyramid | English (eng) | (intransitive) To employ, or take part in, a pyramid scheme.. (transitive, genetics) To combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype.. To build up or be arranged in the form of a pyramid (UK, dated) The game of pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at spot.. (card games) The triangular layout of cards in the game of Pyramid.. (card games, uncountable) . (a [...] |
accompany | English (eng) | (intransitive, obsolete) To associate in a company; to keep company.. (intransitive, obsolete) To cohabit (with).. (transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.. (transitive) To supplement with; add to.. (transitive, music) To perform an accompanying part next to another instrument.. (transitive, obsolete) To cohabit with; to coexist [...] |
accompaniment | English (eng) | (music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.. That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry. |