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concert
con·cert • n. / ˈkänˌsərt; ˈkänsərt/ 1. a musical performance given in public, typically by several performers or of several separate compositions: symphony concerts | [as adj.] a concert pianist. ∎ [as adj.] of, relating to, or denoting the performance of music written for opera, ballet, or theater on its own without the accompanying dramatic action: the concert version of the fourth interlude from the opera. 2. formal agreement, accordance, or harmony. • v. / kənˈsərt/ [tr.] formal arrange (something) by mutual agreement or coordination. PHRASES: in concert 1. acting jointly: he made his decision in concert with his son. 2. (of music or a performer) giving a public performance; live. ORIGIN: late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘unite, cause to agree’): from French concerter, from Italian concertare ‘harmonize.’ The noun use, dating from the early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘a combination of voices or sounds’), is from French concert, from Italian concerto, from concertare. |
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Concerta harmony of sounds, things, or persons; a set of instruments; an agreement. Examples: concert of angels, 1727; of terrific vociferation; of trumpets, 1674; of voices and instruments, 1732; of Europe [agreement of power on the Eastern Question]; cat’s concert [caterwauling, hence any hideous combination of sounds]; Dutch concert [in which each performer plays a different tune]. |
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"Concert." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Concert." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300386.html "Concert." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300386.html |
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concert 2 †unite XVI; arrange by agreement XVII. — F. concerter — It. concertare bring into agreement or harmony, of obscure orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "concert." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "concert." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-concert1.html T. F. HOAD. "concert." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-concert1.html |
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concert 1 harmony; musical performance. XVII. — F. — It. CONCERTO.
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T. F. HOAD. "concert." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "concert." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-concert.html T. F. HOAD. "concert." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-concert.html |
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