concerted
[ kuhn-sur-tid ]
/ kənˈsɜr tɪd /
adjective
contrived or arranged by agreement; planned or devised together: a concerted effort.
done or performed together or in cooperation: a concerted attack.
Music.
arranged in parts for several voices or instruments.
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Origin of concert
1595–1605; (noun) < French < Italian
concerto; see
concerto; (v.) < French
concerter < Italian
concertare to organize, arrange by mutual agreement, perhaps parasynthetically from
con with +
certo
certain; Latin
concertāre (see
concertation) is remote in sense
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British Dictionary definitions for concerted (1 of 2)
concerted
/ (kənˈsɜːtɪd) /
adjective
mutually contrived, planned, or arranged; combined (esp in the phrases concerted action, concerted effort)
music
arranged in parts for a group of singers or players
Derived forms of concerted
concertedly, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for concerted (2 of 2)
concert
noun (ˈkɒnsɜːt, -sət)
- a performance of music by players or singers that does not involve theatrical stagingCompare recital (def. 1)
- (as modifier)a concert version of an opera
agreement in design, plan, or action
in concert
- acting in a co-ordinated fashion with a common purpose
- (of musicians, esp rock musicians) performing live
verb (kənˈsɜːt)
to arrange or contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
Word Origin for concert
C16: from French
concerter to bring into agreement, from Italian
concertare, from Late Latin
concertāre to work together, from Latin: to dispute, debate, from
certāre to contend