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Accompaniment

/əˈkʌmpnɪmənt/
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(noun) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.

High fever is a frequent accompaniment of influenza.
I want to sing to his piano accompaniment.
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