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unison

/ˈjuːnəsən/YOO-nuh-suhn
/ˈjunəsən/YOO-nuh-suhn

Meaningsounding together

Common meaning: simultaneous sounding of the same pitch

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√SWAN‘resound, sound’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 453, p. 746 · scan
  2. Latinunisonus‘sounding together’source
  3. Frenchunisson‘unison’source
  4. Englishunison‘simultaneous sounding of the same pitch’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin unisonus ‘sounding together’.

Roots

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