accompaniment
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- noun
- /əˈkʌmpənɪmənt/
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acompañamiento
- Children must always have the accompaniment of an adult when they go to the movies.
But as she goes through this tunnel and this book is a, an accompaniment with her in that tunnel step by step.
- But as she goes through this tunnel and this book is a, an accompaniment with her in that tunnel step by step.
Examples
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For example, in Guatemala and Chiapas, the SEVA Foundation (from a Sanskrit word meaning service) initiated a refugee protection and accompaniment program and programs that supported indigenous culture, sustainable agriculture, and microenterprise.
Academic text (2001) -
My husband and I traveled to Chicaja and Maribach in 2001 to meet with Julia Weidmann, an international human rights witness with the Guatemalan Accompaniment Project.
Academic text (2005) -
She had to get him away from the exchange in a manner that would make the accompaniment of her guards seem reasonable.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas, religious accompaniment manifests itself in a variety of ways.
Academic text (1996) -
Many young musicians benefit from the accompaniment of experienced performers during practice sessions.
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In some cultures, a child needs the accompaniment of a guardian when attending important ceremonies.
Synonyms
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A person or group who goes with someone to protect them
Being with someone to give them support and comfort
Antonyms
Compounds
How Protective
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Accompaniment comes from the idea of a companion, from com- 'with' and panis 'bread', so it originally meant someone who goes with you. That is why an accompaniment can mean people who go with someone to help or protect them.