- (n.) That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing or by way of ornament or for the sake of symmetry.
- (n.) A part performed by instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by voices; the subordinate part or parts, accompanying the voice or a principal instrument; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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