accompaniment

Noun
  1. is a type of: happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
    subtypes:
    • associate - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
    • background - relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
    same as: attendant, co-occurrence, concomitant
  2. is a type of: part, voice - the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
    subtypes:
    • descant, discant - a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
    • vamp - an improvised musical accompaniment
    same as: backup, musical accompaniment, support
  3. is a type of: adjunct - something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
    same as: complement
  4. is a type of: protection - the activity of protecting someone or something
    subtypes: convoy - the act of escorting while in transit
    same as: escort

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