backup
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈbækʌp/
:
acompañamiento
- Russell reaches to adjust the microphone for a backup vocal and is hit with something unexpected.
- backup singers
I don't have backup singers, so we'll just have me padding.
- I don't have backup singers, so we'll just have me padding.
- Actually, that sounds like a love story in in the darkness of being backup bass players or whatever we've concocted here.
Examples
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Moon's girl, Melody Lord, sang backup for Ed Bruce at the Kentucky State Fair.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hey, man, she got any backup singers?
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And we sing backup on your next track.
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And, you know, the backup singers are fantastic.
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Backup dancers, ready to go.
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We're the backup band.
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Your husband, a producer, and Bruce Springsteen provided some backup vocals for you.
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The backup singers added beautiful harmonies to the main melody during the concert.
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As a backup, she always carried extra equipment to ensure the show could go on.
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During the recording session, the band included a talented group of backup musicians to enhance the sound.
Synonyms
32
4.2
A musical part that plays behind the main melody
9
5.1
A musical part that supports a singer or solo instrument
1
3.6
Music that plays quietly with a singer or main tune to support it
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
9
3.4
A computer setup that makes and stores copies of files to get them back after loss
- Specialized
3
2.8
A file that stores a copy of other files so you can get them back if they are lost
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backup comes from the parts back and up, which suggest being at the 'back' to give 'support'. So a backup musician plays behind the lead to add sound and give 'support'.