Idioms for concert
in concert,
together; jointly: to act in concert.
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
OTHER WORDS FROM concert
post·con·cert, adjectiveWords nearby concert
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British Dictionary definitions for concert
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