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   Con·cert

   noun

   • 1. a musical performance given in public, typically by several performers or of several separate compositions: "a concert pianist" Similar musical performancemusical entertainmentshowproductionpresentationrecitalprompromenade concertpop concertrock concertinformal:gigjam session
   • ▪ 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. agreement, accordance, or harmony: formal "critics' inability to describe with any precision and concert the characteristics of literature"

   verb

   • 1. arrange (something) by mutual agreement or coordination: formal "they started meeting regularly to concert their tactics"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘unite’): from French concerter, from Italian concertare ‘harmonize’. The noun use, dating from the early 17th century (in the sense ‘a combination of voices or sounds’), is from French concert, from Italian concerto, from concertare.

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