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concert

[ noun adjective kon-surt, -sert; verb kuhn-surt ]

noun

  1. a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
  2. a public performance, usually by an individual singer, instrumentalist, or the like; recital:

    The violinist has given concerts all over the world.

  3. agreement of two or more individuals in a design or plan; combined action; accord or harmony:

    His plan was greeted with a concert of abuse.



adjective

  1. designed or intended for concerts:

    concert hall.

  2. performed at concerts:

    concert music.

  3. performing or capable of performing at concerts:

    a concert pianist.

verb (used with object)

  1. to contrive or arrange by agreement:

    They were able to concert a settlement of their differences.

  2. to plan; devise:

    A program of action was concerted at the meeting.

verb (used without object)

  1. to plan or act together.

concert

noun

    1. a performance of music by players or singers that does not involve theatrical staging Compare recital
    2. ( as modifier )

      a concert version of an opera

  1. agreement in design, plan, or action
  2. in concert
    1. acting in a co-ordinated fashion with a common purpose
    2. (of musicians, esp rock musicians) performing live
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to arrange or contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dz·Dzc adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of concert1

1595–1605; (noun) < French < Italian concerto; concerto; (v.) < French concerter < Italian concertare to organize, arrange by mutual agreement, perhaps parasynthetically from con with + certo certain; Latin DzԳ ( concertation ) is remote in sense
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of concert1

C16: from French concerter to bring into agreement, from Italian concertare, from Late Latin DzԳ to work together, from Latin: to dispute, debate, from to contend
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. in concert, together; jointly:

    to act in concert.

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Example Sentences

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Three more concerts by the band Kneecap are no longer going ahead in Germany.

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With his wife, he co-founded the Love Hope Strength Foundation, which helped recruit bone marrow donors at live concerts.

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“Monument Eternal” deftly repurposes archival materials, such as programs from ashram services and vintage concert bills, alongside dreamy images of Turiya that exude divine consciousness, the way a church might display saints or priests.

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Whether you stop by to watch the Ducks, see a concert, grab dinner or simply meet friends for a stroll, the policy is the same.

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The Grammy nominee, who has been an outspoken supporter for Palestinians, got frank about their stance in an Instagram video responding to Cornell’s recent decision to pull the plug on their concert.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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