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# unison

noun (no plural; used in the phrase «in unison»)

«unison» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. «In unison» means all together, at the same time, with everyone doing the same thing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unison/#m1)
2. A unison is a sound made by several voices or instruments all playing the same note. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unison/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a crowd speaks, sings or cheers in unison, so all voices sound as one

### Examples

- The class said the answer in unison. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unison/#x1)
- The birds began to sing in unison at dawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unison/#x2)
- They shouted «Hooray!» in unison. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unison/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unison» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unison/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unison» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unison.html) on Mova free.