unisono

adverb (or adjective)

uni·​so·​no

¦ünē¦sō(ˌ)nō

: perform in unison or octaves

—used as a direction in ensemble music

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Medieval Latin unisonus

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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